Once again, NY leads the way in moron gun laws

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This time it's the pistol-cam

http://wcbstv.com/local/police.handgun.cameras.2.722036.html



N.Y. Senator Pushes For Cameras On Cop Handguns
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) ― In a flash, a police officer draws a handgun from its holster. Less than two seconds later, a red laser and bright light shine at whatever is in the gun barrel's path while a mini-camera records it all.

That's how mini-cams on police handguns would work under a proposal gaining support in New York, which would be the first state in the nation to require the technology. State police were briefed on the technology and are reviewing it for a possible pilot program, said Michael Balboni, the state's deputy secretary for public safety.

The device could create a critical visual and audio record of police shootings for use in court, said state Sen. Eric Adams, a Brooklyn Democrat and former police officer. He is drumming up support for testing the cameras with the state police SWAT squad.

Adams said recordings from the $695 cameras couldn't be altered by a police officer and would quell many questions after controversial police shootings, like the deaths in New York City of Amadou Diallo in 1999 and Sean Bell in 2006.

"That's definitely a new thing," said Meredith Mays of the International Association of Chiefs of Police based in Virginia. She said police have known the technology existed, but no state has required it.

Some police departments have put cameras on Tasers in the last couple years, but there is no major national effort by police to seek or block gun cameras at the federal level, according to the National Association of Police Organizations, a major lobbyist.

"We believe the state of New York can lead the country," said Adams, who retired after 21 years as a New York police officer. "There no longer can be a question mark that lingers after shootings."

Adams, who was never involved in a shooting, said the lights on the 5-ounce camera could be turned off if they would expose the officer to danger in a dark area. But the camera and optional audio recorder would remain operating for up to 60 minutes.

He said the images would also help identify suspects who get away. He wants a pilot program that would allow testing by police at shooting ranges. That could lead to a law mandating the gun cameras, he said.

Adams knows many police won't embrace the idea at first.
There was no immediate comment from the police department and police officers union in New York City. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office said it will review any legislation that comes from Adams' effort.

But in Albany, there is growing support.

Republican Sen. Dale Volker of Erie County, a former police officer who would be critical to passing the Democrat-backed bill, already sought funding for a pilot program. But that $300,000 request to test the technology in state police SWAT squads was cut in the budget this spring as part of efforts to close a deficit of about $5 billion.

"You have to understand, particularly in urban areas today, it is not like the old days when if someone was shot you went before a grand jury," said Volker. Today, he said, an officer would also face intense media and community attention.

"It's a different world," he said. "It's not even a matter of right and wrong a lot of times. It's that people decide very often whatever you did was probably wrong."

In the Democrat-led Assembly, Adams and his colleagues in the influential black, Hispanic and Asian caucus like the idea.
The gun camera is made by Legend Technologies, based in the Adirondack mountains town of Keesville, N.Y.

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Next will be the pecker cam and the anus cam to verify what exactly the police are doing on their breaks.

And I thought the MA legislature all rode the small bus...Guess it was being followed by an even smaller bus with the NY legislature in it.
 
What a stupid idea... this is even worse than the "smart" guns that NJ has mandated... once the technology is invented, that is. [rolleyes]

Adams, who was never involved in a shooting, said the lights on the 5-ounce camera could be turned off if they would expose the officer to danger in a dark area.
Well, that explains a whole lot.

Being a cop is a tough enough job without adding another 5 ounces of Rube Goldbergian device to your gun. I have to wonder how many cops they'll lose because it's harder to draw with the movie camera on their guns. [rolleyes]
 
Unbelievable...this is exactly what you need, cops pulling out their duty weapons unnecessarily in order to take pictures of assailants...
 
Why don't thay just send a State Assemblyman out in every patrol car with a Kodak Fun Saver to "capture the moment"? [rolleyes]

"... no matter where your memories take you take along a Kodak Single Use Camera ..."
 
Why don't thay just send a State Assemblyman out in every patrol car with a Kodak Fun Saver to "capture the moment"? [rolleyes]

"... no matter where your memories take you take along a Kodak Single Use Camera ..."

[laugh2]

That would last about an hour or so. I can also envision an huge increase in accidental shootings with the LEOs stating "I was trying to take a picture of him but hit the wrong lever."
 
Do they ever pull their heads out of their arses? Is there a forum ouit there where all the anti gun fanatics go to come up with this stupid shit?
 
Natural progression for liberals...

  1. Minority man is shot 100 times and dies
  2. Police are on trial for their lives
  3. Police get off for shooting man 100 times
  4. Sharpton and Co threaten to shutdown city
  5. Sharpton and Co get arrested for shutting city down
  6. Sharpton and Co threaten more acts of civil disobedience
  7. Senator pulls out a bill that makes all Police have cameras on guns
  8. Bill is backed by Sharpton and Co

Yup...this all makes sense now. Turn a bad press incident and make the situation even more absurd. I want to know who will pull their service revolver with a camera rolling in the future....because now you have an unimpeachable witness.

Wonder what the patrolman's association will think about this...
 
Now this gun makes sense.

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This will probably affect the cops much like having a news photog following around our troops on missions in Irag. It will make them second think everything they do and get a few of them killed.

Good that it might show up the bad cops' decisions but making every good cop worry about how he's going to be perceived every time he pulls his gun, could really affect his job performance.
 
Who's going to pay for all of this extra gear, redesigned holsters, training, upkeep, batteries, archiving data, etc?

I can't see the small Mayberry PD's affording this type of gear. Heck, most don't even have cruiser video... [thinking]
 
In a flash, a police officer draws a handgun from its holster. Less than two seconds later, a red laser and bright light shine at whatever is in the gun barrel's path while a mini-camera records it all.


And if the cop fires less than two seconds from drawing, then what?

Thankfully there's very little struggle, mess, violence or abrupt motions involved when police officers fight for their lives, so in addition to having a crystal clear picture of what went on, it's guaranteed that this little bugger is going to work.

Having a video that starts AFTER the gun is drawn is going to cause more problems than it solves, IMHO. All you'll see is the suspect after the gun is drawn, not whatever led up to it (Rodney King video anyone?).

Like cruiser cameras, a great tool I'm sure, it'll provide some funny videos on Youtube and can be a great training tool. But being proposed in NY, I'm guessing there'll be more cops getting in trouble than there will be cops getting saved.
 
although it seems unnecessarily expensive and overboard, this might help prove police officers innocence even faster in shootings, but realistically, i bet the camera is blurry, tiny and useless and i dont see how a little bit of film is gonna help a whole lot... hey lets go even farther and put cameras in their hat.... jeezsus
 
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