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| Mr Gray | Jul 12 2016, 01:44 PM Post #46 |
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Not necessarily....see brian's post. the faces and other forms of identification are often needed to be blurred out...etc. |
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| brumdog44 | Jul 12 2016, 02:47 PM Post #47 |
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If charges are filed, that's public record. It doesn't take much to connect the dots with the released film. The point is that if the ruling is truly about privacy, then it seems pretty obvious that privacy starts with individual permission. And if a person is okay with the release of the information to the public, then exactly why is a court order needed to release it? Seems like a lack of transparency. It certainly would seem to exonerate police officers who were acting correctly....currently we are seeing a lot of person filmed cell phone footage that can give incomplete information and a biased approach. |
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| sirbrianwilson | Jul 12 2016, 03:13 PM Post #48 |
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I don't think the court order route is the way to go, although I can see a role for the courts in records requests if an objection is made. But in many cases obtaining individual permission of everyone on film is nearly impossible...or potentially in conflict with victim protection laws/children's protection law/witness protection. Anyone at any time can request any public record....whether they have involvement with the record or not. The administrative work required to ensure that everyone's privacy is protected is enormous. And if it's violated, it's the city getting sued, not the person doing the records request. |
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| dreachon | Jul 12 2016, 03:35 PM Post #49 |
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Any public records request not directly related to a trial has to be paid for by the requester? Is that fair? Would that solve the work/administrative issue? |
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| sirbrianwilson | Jul 12 2016, 04:05 PM Post #50 |
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Well, all records requests could arguably be used in a trial...and they typically are placed prior to an actual trial. |
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| brumdog44 | Jul 12 2016, 04:22 PM Post #51 |
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That doesn't change if they are released by court record, though. I think that in a lot of cases that lack of video evidence also results in a situation where cities end up paying out more money than is warranted in negligence lawsuits. IMO, the amount of distrust -- some founded, some not -- in cases against the police has lead to so many suits being settled to avoid going to court. The 10 largest cities police departments paid out $248 million in settlements and court judgements in 2014. In the period from 2010 to 2014, those departments paid out over $1 billion -- which goes up to $1.4 billion when car collisions and property damage is included. IMO, in the time and money needed to blur out items and people in requested videos would be a huge money saving for the cities as I feel it would exonerate a large number of incidents that do not deserve settlement or judgments. http://www.wsj.com/articles/cost-of-police-misconduct-cases-soars-in-big-u-s-cities-1437013834 |
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| sirbrianwilson | Jul 12 2016, 04:49 PM Post #52 |
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I agree that the cost savings is big and would outweigh the money paid in misconduct settlements. Although, for most municipalities, that settlement money comes from alternative funding streams (insurance) whereas the FTEs needed for records requests come out of general fund or other appropriations. It's unrealistic for most mid-sized cities to make this investment out of their operating budget, which may lead to third party companies providing the service....which can open up a whole other can of worms. br |
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| brumdog44 | Jul 12 2016, 06:06 PM Post #53 |
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Insurance premiums are based on insurance claims. The 'alternative funding streams' you are talking about are real costs to the city and in order for the insurance to work, it has to be funded by more than it pays out. Here is an interesting through: doctors are required to carry medical malpractice insurance. Those rates increase when there are a lot of claims that have to be paid out. It's estimated that nationally (by policemisconduct.net) that there is around $350,000,000+ paid out per year in police misconduct settlements and judgments. If the insurance premiums on those were $450,000,000, that would average out to about $1000 per policemen in premiums. If policemen had to buy their own premiums (and were compensated that additional money to neutralize this cost), then it would seem to me that misconduct would probably decrease as it affects the policeman personally in terms of premium costs. |
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| rkl15 | Jul 13 2016, 07:16 AM Post #54 |
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Say what you want about Barkley, but sometimes he is right. Barkley weighs in |
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| Mr Gray | Jul 13 2016, 08:14 AM Post #55 |
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If police had to carry their own malpractice insurance they might also be too hesitant to use proper force, resulting in increased danger to society. I don't think individual doctors have to buy their own malpractice insurance unless they own their own practice. |
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| brumdog44 | Jul 13 2016, 12:12 PM Post #56 |
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His statement that 'as black people, we never get mad when black people kill each other' is a patently false statement. |
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| Mr Gray | Jul 13 2016, 02:51 PM Post #57 |
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It's Charles language for "there isn't enough public outrage for situations of black on black crime". I agree with the sentiment, but I wish Charles would be more careful with his words. |
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| brumdog44 | Jul 13 2016, 04:22 PM Post #58 |
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Yes, Barkley tends to speak in absolutes. It's the type of thing that he is accusing others of doing -- as if everyone is saying that 'all cops are bad'. |
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| dreachon | Jul 14 2016, 09:03 AM Post #59 |
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Here's an instance where protests over the shooting of an unarmed man will now likely be put to rest. A cell phone video of the incident only caught the final two shots from the incident. Fresno police released the body cam footage and it shows officers giving him numerous commands without him complying. Situations like this help people understand what it's like from the officer's perspective and they help tell the WHOLE story of what happened. I'm fairly confident that more body cam footage will help restore our faith in the police, and not the other way around. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-fresno-police-shooting-video-20160713-snap-story.html |
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