Comment 91316

By JoeyColeman (registered) - website | Posted August 24, 2013 at 01:48:37 in reply to Comment 91314

The article linked to above notes that complaints against police are down significantly in Rialto. (I cannot conclusively say this means those complaints there were not filed were frivilous.)

A complaint process can be very tiring on the involved officers, especially when there is a lack of conclusive evidence.

I found the drop in use-of-force to be very interesting because it indicates that situations are not escaluating to the level which use-of-force is necessary. (Not to excluse the possibility that some officers are not using force at the same level of situation as prior)

If the cameras mean a suspect decides to "give up" more quickly, there is another benefit for officers.

My work covering our city gives me the privilege of getting to know many of our frontline officers. They have a very difficult role in our society and handle tough situations all-day.

My concerns with the camera is the length of time the recording is kept. I like to see a device with limited memory which overrides data at 4-to-6 hours unless stopped and downloaded.

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