tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post7683709764863628532..comments2023-11-16T05:28:12.324-05:00Comments on _It Don't Make Sense_: Prisoners Do Self Harm While In Police Custodysig94http://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-26887478031160269602015-05-03T08:12:57.828-04:002015-05-03T08:12:57.828-04:00The best weapon a cop has against this kind of act...The best weapon a cop has against this kind of action is his brain. If you're in uniform you may as well pretend that everything you say and do is recorded. Never let your guard down, no matter how trivial the task at hand seems.<br /><br />Or get a job as a fireman. Everybody loves firemen and you get paid to sleep.sig94https://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-50087365706237891572015-05-02T22:07:43.997-04:002015-05-02T22:07:43.997-04:00Politician cameras? They wouldn't get anythin...Politician cameras? They wouldn't get anything done. That would be GREAT!<br />Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-40392812257234236472015-05-02T21:56:40.483-04:002015-05-02T21:56:40.483-04:00Haha-- I really like the comment about recording p...Haha-- I really like the comment about recording politicians! GOOD POINT. It's ridiculous that they are more "trusted" than police officers.<br /><br />I don't know the logistics of video storage; I could see how it would be overly burdensome. And for sure, the onus is on the general population to be more sane and respectful-- but barring that, I just wish there were a way to protect the cops from strategic defamation.jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139040043178237413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-65166623169673628662015-05-02T21:26:39.410-04:002015-05-02T21:26:39.410-04:00Jenny - it seems society wants cops to be recorded...Jenny - it seems society wants cops to be recorded every step of the way in every and any circumstance. We really should be doing this to politicians.<br /><br />As far as camera systems in patrol cars, officer body cams and now paddy wagon cams .... holding cells in booking many times have video cameras on whenever someone is being held there. Usually the videos are kept for two to four weeks. Paddy wagons are a little different due to space limitations, multiple prisoners, camera placement, etc ... it could be done.<br /><br />For the overwhelming number of prisoner transports it is a waste of time. Many prisoners are not transported in these types of vehicles but in the back seat of a police car. To put these sytems in the back of every police car - who's going to store all those videos? The Dept? You wouldn't believe the resources that go into video storage now.<br /><br />Sadly, what we need are citizens who will not burn and loot at the slightest pretext.sig94https://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-52208611829701262132015-05-02T10:15:49.779-04:002015-05-02T10:15:49.779-04:00Hidden internal camera systems cost - ongoing - mo...Hidden internal camera systems cost - ongoing - money.WoFathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616237986583760584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-67369770667697388502015-05-01T22:31:04.058-04:002015-05-01T22:31:04.058-04:00Naivete speaking... but couldn't they set up s...Naivete speaking... but couldn't they set up some sort hidden internal camera inside these vans/holding cells? Sounds expensive, but so are frivolous lawsuits, drawn out investigations, and full blown inner city riots-- not to mention the expense of ruining the careers of police officers involved.jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139040043178237413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-28886226503457856222015-05-01T20:55:13.842-04:002015-05-01T20:55:13.842-04:00I honestly don't know what the policy at BPD i...I honestly don't know what the policy at BPD is or what the officers did or didn't do with the now deceased. I haven't delved. <br /><br />A good and impartial investigation will get to the truth of the matter. Whether that can happen or not is up for grabs.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-5921541929236094692015-05-01T20:32:12.940-04:002015-05-01T20:32:12.940-04:00I see what you're describing on reality cop sh...I see what you're describing on reality cop shows all the time.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-13591689025194798532015-05-01T16:39:34.288-04:002015-05-01T16:39:34.288-04:00LL,
I believe there was at least one, and possibl...LL,<br /><br />I believe there was at least one, and possibly a number, of stops. I suspect they did make attempts to stop his behavior. But just as anyone who works to protect someone, the one thing you can't really do much about is those who are willing to lose their lives in the pursuit of... anything. Even if it is themselves they are meaning to hurt or kill.<br /><br />Just what do they have with them that would allow them to restrain someone well enough that they can't hurt themselves? Do they have head gear? Do they have straight jackets? Do they have medication? My guess is there isn't much that they honestly could have done. Nor, in some cases, would it be at all wise or safe to put someone back there with him.<br /><br />While I don't have all the info, I am calling this, for my own sake, as just another gremlin doing what gremlins do. On the political and economic front? If the city falls to ruin for it, all the better. May they burn all their prosperity and be left with exactly what they elected and are seemingly now supporting. Detroit, here they go!Doomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04392444624210801173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-24757887172548455572015-05-01T10:23:11.913-04:002015-05-01T10:23:11.913-04:00Anyone who has worn a badge for any time at all ha...Anyone who has worn a badge for any time at all has seen this sort of insane conduct that is often the product of ingestion of some sort of chemical (occasionally brewed up in a bathtub). <br /><br />Nobody knows whether BPD hurt him or he hurt himself, however, I will say this. When BPD took custody of the man, nuts or not, they had the responsibility of caring for him. If he's in the back of the van behaving like a berserk animal, they should have pulled over to check his welfare...just saying. Again, we've all seen it. And we've all written paper on it. LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com