LAPD Patrol Car Camera Plan Hits Snag

So possibly in an effort to improve its badly tarnished public image--so badly tarnished they actually mock them on Family Guy, for crying out loud--the LAPD contracted to put a whole slew of cameras in their patrol cars so they can have a constant visual reference of what they're doing and who they're doing it ...

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Fun With Spycams–Walmart

There are a lot of things you can say about Walmart.  You can say they're a great way to get decent products at incredibly low prices.  You can say they're a corporate juggernaut that does amazing things with their supply chain practices.  You can even say they're a monstrous heartless monolith of a company that ...

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San Jose Police To Sport Ear-Mounted Cameras

Pretty soon now, police in the city of San Jose will be issued ear-mounted cameras to serve as a visual record of evidence for pretty much any time they do pretty much any thing. The cameras come courtesy of Taser International and fall under the brand name of Axon cameras.  They will be issued to seventy ...

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Turnabout Is Fair Play, or, The Cops Hate Hidden Cameras Too

So i was reading this article about how cops down in Miami Beach discovered that there was a hidden camera located inside the Internal Affairs interview room, and how the union was up in arms and DEMANDING an internal investigation and saying great stuff like: "It's illegal. It's completely unprofessional. It's unethical.'' And after my riotous laughter ...

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Dougherty County Cops Use Spycams On Duty

Next time you're in Dougherty County in Georgia, watch out--the cops down there carry special tools. I'm not talking about their guns or their tasers or anything like that.  The cops in Dougherty County all carry spycams. So far, the cops are enamored with these little devices.  They've cost less than a hundred bucks each and have ...

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For Crying Out Loud, Detroit…

Every time...EVERY TIME...I hear some news about Detroit I want to slap my face (the practice is commonly called "facepalming") and moan at yet another dose of fail that's hit me about the badly beleaguered city three hours east of me.  Seems they were required, by Federal law, to put dash-mounted cameras inside all their ...

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Police Cam

Seventy-five police officers in Derbyshire, United Kingdom are testing body and helmet cameras to film offenders as part of a trial. The footage taken from the cameras can then be used in English courts, which police departments there hope will catch more offenders and mean less written work for police officers. The Derbyshire Police force ...

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Texas Sheriff Goes Digital

The Nacogdoches Texas County Sheriff’s office may be adding high-tech digital video equipment to some of its patrol cars. County Judge Joe English said the county will contribute about $35,000 in Homeland Security grants to help pay for about seven video systems. Currently, the Sheriff’s office vehicles are equipped with antiquated VHS video systems. The ...

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Police Cameras Get Fooled by The Muppets

What you see here in the picture is Animal, whom you might remember from the Muppets, driving a British Audi. Or isn't he the driver? Well I did say British right? The actual driver is on the right side where it should be. These radar cameras positioned by the German police are completely useless. They ...

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