I watched a body cam video from an airport cop dealing with a British woman that was either exceedingly entitled, nuts, or on drugs, reinforced something I've believed for a while.
Back when the left demanded that body cams be standard issue for all cops, the assumption they hoped to prove is that all/most/many cops were racist/corrupt/abusive/etc. While there have been a few of those, it's not what the left hoped for.
What body cams have shown is that cops are generally more polite, patient, and show more restraint than most would have assumed. They've also shown that cops have to deal with people on a regular basis who demonstrate how the absolute dregs of society behave. In all honesty, the amount of restraint shown in the face of violence, disrespect, and irrational behavior is impressive.
For those on the right who opposed body cams, you/we were wrong. It's actually harmed the leftist narrative, as well as provided endless entertainment.
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I totally agree. Yet, instead of using body cams appropriately to present the truth of cop interactions with detained citizens, they are often cropped to project a false image when the left gets the chance to do so. Thus, they become useless records of the events as are the cell phone recordings which don't begin with the initial detaining of a suspect, but at the point at which the cops must use force to restrain a suspect who gets out of hand.
I'd prefer to see no footage unless the entire footage is offered.
That those on the left will edit the footage to obscure the Truth and prop up a false narrative goes without saying. Fortunately, the Truth is available to those who care about it.
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