The tide is turning - Garda Body Cams

Soc_Alt

Seems the first conviction in court using Garda Body Cam evidence resulted in a 3 month sentence for the defendant.

Before it was " the people " who pulled their phones out and were very selective of what was recorded and released on social media.

For me it's the best thing is the Garda tool kit in decades.

I'm sure scumbags and " Protesters " are pissed with the idea that the tables are turned.

Kermit.de.frog

Do all guards have it yet? So many videos on social media of the usual suspects videoing their own harassment to others like guards and nothing done about it.

It's a step in the right direction so long as it's available to all gardaí.

Soc_Alt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122655968#Comment_122655968

On trial in some stations in Dublin, Limerick and Waterford before a national roll-out

Pauliedragon

They all should all have had body cams a long time ago. There's a pub in Cork where the staff wear them FFS.

prunudo

…..never mind, vanilla sucks

Soc_Alt

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122656028#Comment_122656028

i dont.

Boggles

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058370564/the-tide-is-turning-garda-body-cams

TBF we have seen police forces in other jurisdictions be very selective with their body cam footage too.

From not turning on the cameras, to footage going missing to heaps of red tape trying to access the footage.

Scumbags filming guards to goad them is a different issue.

The sad reality is everyone is going to end up filming everyone else.

Overheal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122656669#Comment_122656669

would be lovely to see the standard taken up that an officers actions are presumptively unlawful if their body cam footage is not available for an arrest/encounter.