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New Austin PD dashcams will automatically activate

After repeated cases in which officers failed to turn on in-car dashcams during high-profile incidents, Austin PD will begin to install digital cameras in their vehicles that automatically turn on in response to predesignated cues that can't be controlled by the officer. Reports Noelle Newton from KVUE ("Digital cameras coming to East Austin patrol cars," May 28):When patrol car cameras aren't used properly, it can stir just as much controversy. We will never see the moment Officer Leonardo Quintana fatally shot Nathaniel Sanders. At APD, it's currently left up to officers to activate the patrol car cameras. "Yeah, that has a lot of officers worried. The first thing that they do is make sure our camera is on which you know, it can take away from acting as quickly as you need to be,? said Officer Jay McCormick...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on June 01, 2010 (boomark / email).