they violate their own rules to try to cover up what happens.
But not everything that happened during the raid to the family was caught on the police body cameras, because a Chicago police sergeant gave an order to his team. Sgt. Anthony Bruno was caught on those same body cameras saying, “Kill cameras.”
Bruno gave the “kill cameras” order after recording only two and half minutes of the raid inside the house. It appears to be a complete violation of the Chicago Police Department’s body camera policy.
No shit?
Throw in
Bedi said Bruno’s team broke the law when they interrogated children.
An officer is heard saying, “So did you stop selling it, did you stop keeping it here?”
With the body cameras shut off, there’s no recording of what else officers said or did during the rest of the raid.
Wonder if the department pays for repairs for the damage done breaking in, or if they've just been telling people "Too bad, not our problem"?
Despite all the millions the city spent on equipping thousands of officers with body cameras, Bruno can be seen repeatedly giving the kill camera order before the raids were over – making the body worn cameras and policy worthless."
Know what actually makes it worthless? I'll bet there were numerous complaints, and I'll bet the brass knew what was going on, and they did nothing. No punishments, no firings, no charges, nothing. THAT'S what makes it worthless, and that's why people don't trust the bastards.
Addition: in comments I'm informed that I and my lefty pals should thank cops for their work. Apparently Anonymous never read anything here before.
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When's the last time you or your lefty pals thanked a COP for risking their lives for your sorry community? Asshole
Good cops I have great respect for; assholes who can't bother to raid the correct address, and- among other things- break their own rules to try to cover up their screwups are NOT good cops. Deal with it.
I love how the mouse automatically assumes you're a lefty for chewing out cops who are BLATANTLY violating their own regs in addition to the law.
Hey, Anon? GFY.
Seems to me that someone who hides behind "Anonymous" and calls someone else an asshole is the same as a cop who orders cameras off -- one hiding behind a cloak of non-responsibility. Now, THAT is an asshole.
The sad part of this comment by the previous Anonymous is that myself and an older good friend (I'm retired in my late 60s, and the other fellow is early 70s )used to think along similar lines.
THEN we both had situations that changed all that. I will describe my friend's:
My friend's motorcycles got stolen one night out of his barn/garage, called police. Next day they show up, take statement, DON'T EVEN LOOK AT BARN/GARAGE OR ASK FOR VIN. Several days later my friend spots one of the bikes in front of someone's garage while driving. Stops, takes picture to verify its his. Calls police and tells them where bike is. Waits down the street for 2 hours: Police never shows. Calls back and gets told that "Officers will take care of it and to leave scene"
Next day he calls Police and asks for follow up. Gets told they know nothing about it. Goes back to the house where he spotted his bike: bike still there. Calls police again, and walks up to the house to ask if bike is for sale. Owner (or renter) comes out with 2 other guys and tells him to get lost before he gets hurt.
My friend goes home, and WITHIN AN HOUR the Police show up at HIS HOUSE, TWO CRUISERS, and tells him that if he harasses those people again, he will be arrested, charged with assault, and interfering with Police. That left him speechless, and his wife (also in her 70s) crying and shook up.
That was the last time he felt that Police HAD A TOUGH JOB, or felt a need to defend their actions.
I'm not even going to bother with the 2 personal experiences that changed my mind.
We live outside a the city, nice area, but where people usually have a few acres of land with their home.
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