Baltimore, Maryland

[Tom Earp]

This must stop on both sides!

Everyone can lay blame somewhere, some place and on those that were there from both sides.

Laying blame on a Black Female Mayor is out of any understanding in my mind and uncalled for!

Much of my blames lays in the thugs that come in and cause the main problems and the Black Preachers that stir up even more with their rhetoric.

Is there raicism in the United Statds, sad to say yes, but look to Europe and there is the same there.

The same could be said about many other areas of life. Gay, Lesbien, Transgender or Relegioin! Now what else??

[moe.ron]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

This must stop on both sides!

Everyone can lay blame somewhere, some place and on those that were there from both sides.

Laying blame on a Black Female Mayor is out of any understanding in my mind and uncalled for!

Much of my blames lays in the thugs that come in and cause the main problems and the Black Preachers that stir up even more with their rhetoric.

Is there raicism in the United Statds, sad to say yes, but look to Europe and there is the same there.

The same could be said about many other areas of life. Gay, Lesbien, Transgender or Relegioin! Now what else??

Where's my popcorn and chair?

[Diamond Girl]

I think most of the protesters seem to use the protesting to steal and tear up stuff. And to tear up your own community? For realz? Makes no sense! Smh.

[StealthMode]

Originally Posted by Diamond Girl

I think most of the protesters seem to use the protesting to steal and tear up stuff. And to tear up your own community? For realz? Makes no sense! Smh.

Not "most." "Some." There were over 10,000 people who were protesting peacefully all week before the cacophony began and it was not "most" of the same 10,000 who did destruction. I will leave the rest alone for right now.

[TonyB06]

Today's arrests are first steps....still a long way to go, but all we've ever asked is for our intelligence to not be insulted.

#policebodycamerasnow.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by TonyB06

Today's arrests are first steps....still a long way to go, but all we've ever asked is for our intelligence to not be insulted.

#policebodycamerasnow.

What do you mean by that statement? Who's insulting your intelligence? I've got mixed feelings about the charges. I'm happy to see the justice system working because there is a lot of weird shit going on with this, specifically, How did he break his back? As a law enforcement officer I'm not really happy how they charged all the officers on scene with manslaughter for not buckling Gray's seatbelt. Negligence sure, but manslaughter? Part of me thinks that they are just throwing everything that they can at the wall just to see what will stick. The family's attorney being a former mentor of the prosecutor is another issue I have. They also should try for a change in venue for the trial. Other than that, I hope the truth will finally come out and those really responsible are fairly tried.

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by TonyB06

#policebodycamerasnow.

It'll be interesting to see what happens with regard to police body cameras. I'd like to be a fly on the walls of the room where this option is discussed. There are definitely a lot of good reasons to get them, but there are also a lot of good reasons not to.

Some of the things I question... Where will all the recorded data be stored, and who will be charged with its security? How will everyone be assured of their privacy?

Should be a good conversation (assuming everyone comes to the table ready to consider all options).

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by SydneyK

It'll be interesting to see what happens with regard to police body cameras. I'd like to be a fly on the walls of the room where this option is discussed. There are definitely a lot of good reasons to get them, but there are also a lot of good reasons not to.

Some of the things I question... Where will all the recorded data be stored, and who will be charged with its security? How will everyone be assured of their privacy?

Should be a good conversation (assuming everyone comes to the table ready to consider all options).

The cameras alone aren't the major cost, it's storing the data that will really cost a lot of money. Money that most municipalities don't have. Cities like NYC and Miami may be able to find the funding but for everybody else...It's going to have to be funded by the Feds, plain and simple. I'm betting that a lot of third party data storage companies will be the ones contracted out to handle the archives and for security, I'm sure there will be hacks but that's life.

The argument for body cameras seems to center around the notion that it's going to catch a lot of bad cops and the public will be safer. While that may be true to some extent, the public will make up the majority of cases of wrongdoing caught on camera. You have to give up some civil liberty to really implement body cameras nationwide. The question is, is it really worth it to you?

ETA- police body cams can also possibly create a 4th amendment nightmare.