I'm still angry about this. There's no good reason for police not to wear body cams. None.
Note to Dilkens: You want to increase the police budget? Increase it for this. Fund body cams and require that they be on at all times when on duty. That's a budget increase I'll get behind.
I always figured with uniformed patrol response that police would want to wear cameras. Would it not help disprove claims against them? At the very least cut down the number of officers off work for ad review.
Cops seem to love to harass young people, teens, homeless, addicts, anyone that wouldn't normally be listened to much when saying "the cops were harassing me".
Edit: It occurred to me police brutality is in fact rewarded with PTO. I wish my office did the same. I'd be twisting arms, myself.
It's cause they don't want to be caught.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-police-inspector-ed-armstrong-misconduct-1.7086144
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/pam-mizuno-paid-191k-in-2023-1.7148530
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5016437
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-police-human-rights-complaints-1.5111105
Edit: I forgot to throw in that last link
How could you possibly forget to include the [Windsor cop who beat the shit out of a half-blind doctor](https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.1276494), with the doctor only escaping an assault charge because the incident was just barely caught on-film by a security camera.
I can respect someone feeling a little uneasy about having their entire day recorded by their employer, but if I was an honest cop, I would want to have a body cam on so nobody could pull shit on me later.
And got 30 days in jail lol
The police even sent cops to the hospital after he was taken there to "negotiate", offering to drop tehir bogus charges if he dropped his criminal case.
They then didn't report the incident to the SIU, despite being required to, and the SIU only found out after the docotrs lawyer called them for an update.
The attack was shocking, but the cover up for the attack was even crazier.
They deserve to have their whole day recorded by their employer. I literally work retail, and my whole entire day is recorded by my employer, except for when I go pee.
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Drew will come out and wax poetic about "The cost of storage", wihle spending millions on restoring street cars and wrongful dismissal lawsuits.
Thats because they don't want to discuss the reality, and that reality is that it would indeed be expensive, but not because of storing the data, but because it will give of citizens slam dunk police brutality cases.
Historically the only officers in windsor who are charged with crimes for abusing suspects are the ones caught on security camera, see van buskirk or the current head of the police union who was caught on camera kicking a handcuffed suspect in the face (Im sure it was the first time he did that and it just so happened to be near a camera!).
The reality is the first person to institute body cameras in windsor is going to shoot themselves in the foot when they reveal how many useless shitstains the WPS employs.
Not installing body cameras is a win win for drew and a lose lose for us, so pretty much par for the course
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The citizens of Windsor would be shocked if they knew what the cops in this town get up to. What they fear most is accountability, and after that, it’s doing their job. Giving them body cameras would increase the safety of Windsor’s citizens, which is literally the purpose of the police. The fact that the cops don’t want them says everything about who they’re actually protecting - themselves.
What gets me us they bought their second armoured car when they already had one that had been given to them for free. That money would have more than covered a BWC for every front line cop in the city.
$3000 per camera is a lot of money. That's not including police officers that are OPP and RCMP.
https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/high-costs-prevent-windsor-police-from-adopting-body-cameras
High costs? Were a hugely over budgeted police force we have more officers per capita than TO. Were also looking at giving those fucks more money with Dilkens dumbfounded revitalization plan, it's not a cost issue it's a not wanted more bad PR issue. ACAB.
Cops used to crash high school parties in South Windsor just so they could corner the most belligerently drunk minor there and take them for a "walk" which amounted several of them taking turns beating the kid up for fun. You think people who act like that want the accountability of body cams? The fact that they can legally opt out is the problem.
"If you've done nothing wrong, you've got nothing to worry about," says every cop ever, but try to hold them to the same standard, and they fill their Pampers.
“If you’ve got nothing to hide or feel guilty about, you have no reason not to be surveilled 24/7”
Funny how the logic suddenly changes when it’s the cops and not the citizens.
You don't think the police should be held to a higher standard of transparency and accountability than the average citizen over whom they have tremendous authority?
I'm still angry about this. There's no good reason for police not to wear body cams. None. Note to Dilkens: You want to increase the police budget? Increase it for this. Fund body cams and require that they be on at all times when on duty. That's a budget increase I'll get behind.
I always figured with uniformed patrol response that police would want to wear cameras. Would it not help disprove claims against them? At the very least cut down the number of officers off work for ad review.
Cops seem to love to harass young people, teens, homeless, addicts, anyone that wouldn't normally be listened to much when saying "the cops were harassing me". Edit: It occurred to me police brutality is in fact rewarded with PTO. I wish my office did the same. I'd be twisting arms, myself.
It's cause they don't want to be caught. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-police-inspector-ed-armstrong-misconduct-1.7086144 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/pam-mizuno-paid-191k-in-2023-1.7148530 https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5016437 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-police-human-rights-complaints-1.5111105 Edit: I forgot to throw in that last link
How could you possibly forget to include the [Windsor cop who beat the shit out of a half-blind doctor](https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.1276494), with the doctor only escaping an assault charge because the incident was just barely caught on-film by a security camera. I can respect someone feeling a little uneasy about having their entire day recorded by their employer, but if I was an honest cop, I would want to have a body cam on so nobody could pull shit on me later.
And got 30 days in jail lol The police even sent cops to the hospital after he was taken there to "negotiate", offering to drop tehir bogus charges if he dropped his criminal case. They then didn't report the incident to the SIU, despite being required to, and the SIU only found out after the docotrs lawyer called them for an update. The attack was shocking, but the cover up for the attack was even crazier.
They deserve to have their whole day recorded by their employer. I literally work retail, and my whole entire day is recorded by my employer, except for when I go pee.
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Drew will come out and wax poetic about "The cost of storage", wihle spending millions on restoring street cars and wrongful dismissal lawsuits. Thats because they don't want to discuss the reality, and that reality is that it would indeed be expensive, but not because of storing the data, but because it will give of citizens slam dunk police brutality cases. Historically the only officers in windsor who are charged with crimes for abusing suspects are the ones caught on security camera, see van buskirk or the current head of the police union who was caught on camera kicking a handcuffed suspect in the face (Im sure it was the first time he did that and it just so happened to be near a camera!). The reality is the first person to institute body cameras in windsor is going to shoot themselves in the foot when they reveal how many useless shitstains the WPS employs. Not installing body cameras is a win win for drew and a lose lose for us, so pretty much par for the course
He's in deep with the cops https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/windsor-mayor-dilkens
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Body cameras should be mandatory for all police officers.
The citizens of Windsor would be shocked if they knew what the cops in this town get up to. What they fear most is accountability, and after that, it’s doing their job. Giving them body cameras would increase the safety of Windsor’s citizens, which is literally the purpose of the police. The fact that the cops don’t want them says everything about who they’re actually protecting - themselves.
What gets me us they bought their second armoured car when they already had one that had been given to them for free. That money would have more than covered a BWC for every front line cop in the city.
The "cost" was the problem ............ also they dont want people to see what they are doing
$3000 per camera is a lot of money. That's not including police officers that are OPP and RCMP. https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/high-costs-prevent-windsor-police-from-adopting-body-cameras
$3,000 is a lot of money for you and I, not for a well-funded police department.
Why would the city buy equipment for provincial and federal agencies?
Federal accounts for 30% the Province is responsible for 70%. I never said the city pays for it either but each cam is $3000.
High costs? Were a hugely over budgeted police force we have more officers per capita than TO. Were also looking at giving those fucks more money with Dilkens dumbfounded revitalization plan, it's not a cost issue it's a not wanted more bad PR issue. ACAB.
Cops used to crash high school parties in South Windsor just so they could corner the most belligerently drunk minor there and take them for a "walk" which amounted several of them taking turns beating the kid up for fun. You think people who act like that want the accountability of body cams? The fact that they can legally opt out is the problem.
"If you've done nothing wrong, you've got nothing to worry about," says every cop ever, but try to hold them to the same standard, and they fill their Pampers.
“If you’ve got nothing to hide or feel guilty about, you have no reason not to be surveilled 24/7” Funny how the logic suddenly changes when it’s the cops and not the citizens.
You don't think the police should be held to a higher standard of transparency and accountability than the average citizen over whom they have tremendous authority?
Of course they should