It was hoped video would increase transparency in policing, but BBC has uncovered 150 reports of failings.

It was hoped video would increase transparency in policing, but BBC has uncovered 150 reports of failings.

"The most serious allegations include:

*Cases in seven forces where officers shared camera footage with colleagues or friends - either in person, via WhatsApp or on social media

*Images of a naked person being shared between officers on email and cameras used to covertly record conversations

*Footage being lost, deleted or not marked as evidence, including video, filmed by Bedfordshire Police, of a vulnerable woman alleging she had been raped by an inspector - the force later blamed an “administrative error”

*Switching off cameras during incidents, for which some officers faced no sanctions - one force said an officer may have been “confused”

  • HipPriest@kbin.socialOP
    2·
    11 months ago

    Yeah, the force that claimed an officer “may have been confused” would have been better off not bothering with that excuse at all.

    • JudCrandall@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      11 months ago

      Is it worse if an officer knowingly breaks the law, or if they’re so fucking stupid they can’t remember the law regarding something they MUST have just received recent training on?

      Trick question, they’re both the same, since the cops love telling people that ignorance of the law is no excuse.