Petition Started to Require Police Officers to Wear Body Cameras

[Plutonic Panda]

I fully support this. Every police officer in the country should be required to wear these. It's helps both parties be accountable for their actions.

MOORE, Okla. —Oklahomans have started a petition requiring Moore police officers to wear body cameras while on duty.

This petition stems from an incident that happened at the Warren Theater when police restrained a man during an argument between his wife and daughter.

The only close up video of the incident was taken by Luis Rodriguez's wife, Nair, on her cellphone.

Hours after Rodriguez was restrained by Moore police, he died.

Since that incident, the Cleveland County district attorney has decided against charging the officers.

"It left my family without a parent, me without a husband," Nair said.

Now, Nair, along with members from the group Justice for Luis are rallying for change.

Their petition on Change.org calls for every Moore police officer to wear body cameras while on duty.

Read more: Oklahomans start petition requiring body cameras | Oklahoma City - OKC - KOCO.com

Here is a direct link to the petition: https://www.change.org/p/glenn-lewis...-while-on-duty

[Urbanized]

Weren't the officers in that incident off-duty?

[Clown puncher]

I think you're right.

[Jeepnokc]

I fully agree that body cameras and dash cams should be required. It protects everyone and pays for itself with a more efficient judicial system. I am either going to show the video to my client and say "you really don't want to try this case" or I am going to show it to the DA and say "you really don't want to try this case"

[Plutonic Panda]

Weren't the officers in that incident off-duty?

I thought the ones that put him in the choke hold were on-duty.... I could be mistaken though.

[ylouder]

The technology is there to do this very cheaply with our tax dollars. They will literally pay for themselves with the amount in reduced litigation and false/supported claims against officers.

If the officers are doing the job that we are all paying them to do then they deserve all the protection we can give them against false claims. The added benefit it also protects us tax payers from (i say this to be fair) small number of law enforcement that shouldn't have their position of authority.

This is a common sense issue that all law abiding taxpayers can support. I honestly hope that we can get to a point where we all are held accountable for our actions - nothing more, no spin or biases, the actions speak for themselves. Period.

[Jersey Boss]

Weren't the officers in that incident off-duty?

It should make no difference whether they are on duty or off. Cops get the benefit of the doubt in the DA's office. If they want to work off hours, especially in "security" that should still be a condition for them to be employed. Now if they seek off duty employment mowing yards, thats different.

[Urbanized]

My question was in response to a line from the article that said:

Oklahomans have started a petition requiring Moore police officers to wear body cameras while on duty...

So perhaps you should express your view to the people in charge of the petition.

[Anonymous.]

I would even take it a step further and ask that police be held accountable for their actions. When I mess up at my job, I don't get a paid vacation and an internal investigation that finds no wrong-doing. Oh, and I am not being paid by tax dollars.

I am not sure if I should be sad or happy that the general public is just now opening their eyes to the corrupt police system in America. The best you can do is to inform others - the only way we will get a change is to stand up for your rights and tell your neighbors to do the same.

[Jersey Boss]

My question was in response to a line from the article that said:



So perhaps you should express your view to the people in charge of the petition.

I see your point, but should your question not have been addressed to those same people?

[Urbanized]

How is that my responsibility again? I have no stake in this matter. I was only explaining where my observation came from. You chose to take issue with my statement based on an apparent lack of understanding of why I posted it. YOU are the one who said cops "should" do this, or "should" do that. I took no position; merely pointed out an apparent flaw in the petition, at least as far as it was reported.

[OKCisOK4me]

I am down with this happening. If you try to film them, they get mad so if they're required to wear them then I guarantee you there would be less police brutality issues.