tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post7234616381996394627..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Body cameras and the purpose of law enforcement Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-46183657040471895202016-04-28T06:29:23.508-05:002016-04-28T06:29:23.508-05:00Funny, but in Houston, the police union has led th...Funny, but in Houston, the police union has led the charge to get the cameras in place even after pointing out the contract process was flawed, the policy for their use was too restrictive on the public accessing footage, and that police executives should be required to wear them too. From the Houston Chronicle:<br />"After the vote, Houston Police Officers' Union president Ray Hunt said union officials had previously argued for the data to be stored with a private company, which they said could better store and retrieve the recordings and allay transparency concerns.<br /><br />"We fought that battle and lost," he said. Nevertheless, the union is calling for the deployment of the devices as fast as possible, he said.<br /><br />"We don't want to do anything to hold up the movement on getting these out," he said, later adding: "If they screw up, it's going to be on the city, and not on the HPOU."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com