The gun the deputy said Casey Goodson Jr. was waving when he was shot in the back multiple times was found in the man’s kitchen with the safety on, the prosecutor shared publicly for the first time.

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      We need a system where they can’t turn it off by themselves. Let them call someone to remotely to request it off for a specific period of time if they’re taking a break. “Hey, taking lunch, can you pause it for an hour?” This is easily solvable, but police accountability is not a problem that the police want to solve.

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        The NYTimes Daily podcast did a recent piece on why bodycams haven’t had as big of an impact and it sounds like a big part of the problem is that even if video is recorded the police retain custody so it’s super easy for them to bury the footage. I don’t know why it’s not standard operating procedure for an unrelated body be the ones to maintain custody of the bodycam footage.

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          91 year ago

          Because they don’t want to be held accountable, they just want to keep getting away with murder and assault

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      This one wasn’t wearing a camera. How that could be the case in 2020 is beyond me. I just assumed they all have 'em now.