Comments on: Gun-mounted cameras coming soon to DC police?

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:32:28 +0000

As a prior LEO, I think this would be an excellent idea. This will remove the “he said/she said” scenarios and provide a much better position for both the citizen and officer during the encounter.

A part of me wishes I had a set-up like that when I was in law enforcement.

By: Dudley Kelley

Dudley Kelley — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:33:10 +0000

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By: fsilber

fsilber — Sun, 11 May 2008 12:10:19 +0000

It’s kind of a non-issue, since D.C. police don’t carry “service revolvers” anymore. They carry service pistols. The cartridges are stacked in a vertical magazine inside the handle; nothing revolves in this kind of gun.

By: HerbM

HerbM — Sat, 10 May 2008 11:11:08 +0000

Hope they record anytime they are not in the holster, and that the video of the cops handling them during shift change etc is also review from time to time.

Might prevent the tragedy a Boston 10 year veteran inflicted on himself while ‘dressing’ this month.

He died from the self-inflicted wound. After 10 years on the force this argues for either abysmally (even criminally) poor training or just suicide. But still we would know that too.

By: interl0per

interl0per — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:53:25 +0000

Seems like the next logical step after in car cameras, which have been highly valuable evidence for court cases as well as spotting bad or poorly trained cops as well.

By: Paul G

Paul G — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:48:08 +0000

Will they be getting real guns to?