Louisville PD confirms no bodycam video of Scheffler arrest
Louisville PD confirms no bodycam video of Scheffler arrest
A Louisville police spokesman said the officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler didn't have his bodycam video recorder activated during the incident. Department rules say officers must "maintain their BWC in a constant state of operational readiness."
I'm shocked I tell you. SHOCKED
The bodycams only exist for performative reasons. They're not there to actually help the cause of justice.
I mean, that depends on how the local policies handle enforcement. If you have harsh penalties for turning off body cams, it may prevent some of the more egregious abuses of power. It isn't going to stop it, or do much of anything about systemic abuse, but it may at least take some of the power to freely be an asshole from a few of the worst.
It's not a solution to the actual problem, but it might save some lives or at least make it a little harder to hurt people.