http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100417/ap_on_re_us/us_cops_on_cameraCops getting caught on camera increases scrutiny
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By DON BABWIN, Associated Press Writer Don Babwin, Associated Press Writer – 51 mins ago
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Though police-behaving-badly videos have become popular staples of cable news shows and the Internet, Weis said he doesn't believe his officers are overly cautious out of fears they'll be videotaped — and their superiors are not advising them to be.
Quietly, though,
some officers say the prospect of being videotaped makes them hesitate even if they know they should act."I've heard from officers who are sent to break up a fight in the street and see a group of people leaning out windows with handheld video cameras ... they go slower and are less aggressive," said Tom Needham, a Chicago attorney who has represented several police officers.
But University of Chicago law professor Craig Futterman, who has studied police brutality, said
videos are helping hold police accountable.more...
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