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posted by martyb on Monday October 22 2018, @03:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the battery-with-assault? dept.

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New York City Police Department Commissioner James P. O'Neill suspended the use of some bodycam devices "effective immediately" after one of the city's cameras exploded over the weekend.

The NYPD said it was made "aware of a possible product defect" on Saturday when an officer said his Vievu model LE-5 camera caught fire. The officer removed the device before it exploded, and no injuries were reported.

"Last night, an officer retrieved a body-cam for deployment on a midnight tour and noticed there was smoke exiting from the bottom portal and immediately removed it," the NYPD said in a statement. "After it was safely removed, the device exploded."

Investigators said "the incident revealed a potential for the battery inside the camera to ignite," according to the statement.

[...] "Out of an abundance of caution, the Police Commissioner has directed that the continued use and distribution of the LE-5 model cameras be suspended effective immediately," the statement said. "All officers assigned LE-5 cameras were instructed to immediately remove the cameras and bring them back to their commands."

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/york-police-department-halts-bodycams-explodes/story?id=58658403


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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 22 2018, @06:04PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 22 2018, @06:04PM (#752069)

    Basically, officers are people too. With any sufficiently large group there is going to be good apples and bad apples. There are literally millions of police officers, so of course there is going to be some bad ones, like with any group of human beings. You can't weed them all out, it's impossible. Instead of giving all cops a bad rap how about we realize they are humans, and when we find the bad ones they are brought to justice. That last part is what we really need to work on.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by HiThere on Monday October 22 2018, @06:22PM (3 children)

    by HiThere (866) Subscriber Badge on Monday October 22 2018, @06:22PM (#752077) Journal

    While this is true, the problem is that many departments actively protect the "bad apples", and at least some actively remove the good officers. (See the W.Virginia officer who was fired for trying to talk a man into putting down his gun. IIRC he was succeeding until a different officer shot the guy.)

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 22 2018, @06:28PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 22 2018, @06:28PM (#752082)

      Exactly why I said we need to work on that part.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 22 2018, @06:52PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 22 2018, @06:52PM (#752094)

      it's even worse than that. the whole system is geared for the "bad apples". ever since the war on drugs started, anyone who volunteers to be a cop is complicit in sedition. in the beginning, most probably didn't realize this. now most of them know they are nothing but armed robbers and slave catchers, but don't care. that's why you are getting more and more bad cops. they used to be good cops who fucked up. now they are bad cops that let it slip out. of course it's still not all of them. some still try to be good cops in a job that is corrupt to it's core. i would only include cops that are brave enough to selectively enforce the law. anyone who tows the line is a piece of shit. it's not just a few bad apples anymore. that's for goddamn sure.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 23 2018, @12:57PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 23 2018, @12:57PM (#752454)

        I was going to write up a well thought out response, but it's obvious either you are a troll or you have paranoia or other mental issues. Either way you need help.