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Police Department In Northern AZ To Deploy Gun Cameras For Officers
Williams Police Department is currently participating in the Viridian Weapon Technologies Law Enforcement pilot program.
The program utilizes a camera mounted on a gun and aims to provide more evidence in the event of an officer involved shooting.
“There’s nothing more transparent than a camera on a gun,” said Lt. Darrell Hixson of the Williams Police Department.
The department has been using the guns for the last few weeks but it is not yet clear whether they will permanently adopt the program.
The camera mount has a secured storage system that can only be off-loaded through a USB cable, ensuring that only the proper officials will be able to access the video.
It also has a flashlight and starts recording immediately when removed from the holster.
The department has been deploying them for a few weeks in what sounds like a trial basis. There’s no word as to whether the department will formally adopt the cameras at this time.
It’s entirely likely that many officers are less than thrilled about more cameras recording their interactions with the public, and I understand that. As it is, their entire job involves being under a microscope. Any mistake has the potential to blow up into front page news, and I think they all know it. Why would they want a camera that puts them under that microscope even more?
But the flip side to that is what would have happened in Ferguson, MO if the local department had been able to drop video showing Michael Brown expressly not putting up his hands and charging the officer?
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Williams Police Department is currently participating in the Viridian Weapon Technologies Law Enforcement pilot program.
The program utilizes a camera mounted on a gun and aims to provide more evidence in the event of an officer involved shooting.
“There’s nothing more transparent than a camera on a gun,” said Lt. Darrell Hixson of the Williams Police Department.
The department has been using the guns for the last few weeks but it is not yet clear whether they will permanently adopt the program.
The camera mount has a secured storage system that can only be off-loaded through a USB cable, ensuring that only the proper officials will be able to access the video.
It also has a flashlight and starts recording immediately when removed from the holster.
The department has been deploying them for a few weeks in what sounds like a trial basis. There’s no word as to whether the department will formally adopt the cameras at this time.
It’s entirely likely that many officers are less than thrilled about more cameras recording their interactions with the public, and I understand that. As it is, their entire job involves being under a microscope. Any mistake has the potential to blow up into front page news, and I think they all know it. Why would they want a camera that puts them under that microscope even more?
But the flip side to that is what would have happened in Ferguson, MO if the local department had been able to drop video showing Michael Brown expressly not putting up his hands and charging the officer?
Police Department In Northern AZ To Deploy Gun Cameras For Officers
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