The hell they aren't. Our Sheriff's Department couldn't afford them and we have one of the highest funded departments in the state outside of Vegas. They even got rid of the SWAT team because of expenses.

sounds as if maybe that sheriffs department doesn't handle finances well

but dashcams(portable webcams, basically) are still not that expenseive,,,

what are ya saying here.....you had a funded SWAT team before they even installed cheap dash-cams...???? ..thats really ironic, ain't it....i just wonder how many times that SWAT team was deployed vs. something that would be used every single day on every single arrest....where's those stats ???

Moral of the story : Encourage your kids to be organ donors register. Think of all 10 lives that could benefit from these accidents.

I think it was because he slowed down. I was listening to the police band when this happened. He got lucky.

I agree, the big issue isn't the parents, it it the total issue. The parents and the parents alone could have prevented this by teaching the offspring a moral code.

And as to high speed chases, you weren't there and neither was I so how can the officer be second guessed? But one thing that you prefer to ignore so that the office can be persecuted is "probable cause". This officer had probable cause and was well within his duty to keep the peace. As no innocent bystanders were injured or even mentioned as jeopardized, then there is nothing to even start to say he exceeded his duty.

And for the criminals that live amongst us, the common law has the answer, rope and thirteen loops.

It's 3:00 a.m. Where is your 15 Year Old Daughter?

Police are at Fault

teach people they "deserve" their rights, and "victims" blind to seeing their own actions one will create before one's very own eye's like magic...


but oft times, THIS IS a VERY GOOD and profitable thing to perpetuate in human minds to create, but only feeble brains of blame will fall for such primitive tactics and ploys employed by wise one's to create what be wished to exist from the very start.

I find that hard to believe. Wiring my car with a DVD that will stream real time over 3G with four cameras is less than $500. Kick in about $300 for installation and that is less than $800 per vehicle. Now last year, that illegal institution called traffic infractions netted over $6 billion just in speeding tickets. So just who is scamming all the cash?

And that is even harder to believe. I lived in a little berg county in Florida where the Sheriff needed three new detective cars which the commission approved. She testified to the county commission that she didn't need funds as she had plenty of surplus and bought three brand new cars with cash.

And the new body cams:

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I think dash cams are a great idea and lots of our police cars have them here for the officer's protection. Of course; you will get the whiners who say the cops are playing "big brother" and how this infringes on their privacy or human rights.

We don't have dash cams, we cant afford them like most departments cant. Learn how to read.

Actually more then that. Just for a backup camera on my car is over $1,200. That doesn't include recording or transferring data.

these three statements, taken from the OP, are what gave rise to my doubt of the police version of the story and my stance of...produce the video or don't deny the POSSIBILITY that the police MIGHT be covering up misconduct of another officer....

even if i concede that yes, the police were acting in the line of duty,they had probable cause to pursue and apprehend, that the perps were guilty of all crimes accused, there were no cameras available, and yes ,it all could have been prevented with the use of better parenting skills...... if i let you have all of that as a "gimme" ....the statement of chief vance doesn't make sense....

when the officer had the suspects car pulled to a stop, and approached on foot he stated the driver took off....WHY didn't he rush back to his car and give chase again...he was still on duty, he had even more probable cause and the suspects were guilty of committing another crime in his presence....the idea that the officer didn't run back to his car and continue his pursuit, just because the suspects turned down a side street is totally unbelievable.....if the story don't make sense, it probably ain't true....
the mother ain't buying it, and i ain't either.....

not only can i read, i can read, AND comprehend.....to get RID of something you have to HAVE it in the first place.....what i found ironic was the fact that the sheriffs dept saw fit to allocate funds for a para-military style swat team and all the accompanying expense that goes with it, BEFORE approving, or maybe even considering funding the use of dashcams or bodycams....i guess he had his priorities... or it could be, he had no cronies in the video camera business....

Yes that is the fallacy of the government, believing that just because the taxpayer is footing the bill, money is no object. $1200 for a backup camera that should have been about a $100.

Well the real moral of the story is it really doesn't matter whether you or the mother believe it or not. Until you can find witnesses that will testify to wrongdoing of the officer, then the is no guilt. Even if the officer pitted them and made them slam into the tree, still no guilt.

When you are a criminal, expect to be treated as one. When you steal a car and go joyriding, expect to be caught. When you are caught, stop and face the music. And when they catch up with the driver, he should be charged with one count of murder and two counts (one for the officer) of attempted murder and because it's in Mississippi, hung.

so, as long as there are no witnesses, there is no guilt ?? are we, as a society, expected to believe whatever the police tell us ?? sorry..i don't "back the blue" with blind faith alone...that don't cut it with me...my issue is not this particular case, but the larger issue that the ...POSSIBILITY of misconduct...MIGHT....exist in the field of law enforcement....history teaches us to question authority, or be subdued by it...why do you think the need arose to have dash-cams & body-cams, in the first place ???
the day will come when every officer will be under the same scrutiny as the "red-light runner" is when he gets his ticket in the mail...this will not only protect peace officers performing their sworn duties, but also the citizens from questionable tactics by the police.. i.e. stopping people because they "look" like they don't "belong" in a certain neighborhood at a certain time...."do you mind if i search your car ? oh, you do, we'll just wait for the K-9 unit then"....pulling over some hot blonde in a sportscar for not using turn signals on a lane change...and many others...

for me, i'm done beating this dead horse....i've had the opportunity to make my humble opinions known, and the readers can assess their own value to my position on this subject...that is all i can ask for, and i'm thankful i have the freedom to do so....

Now you have something I would agree with. With this instant case and you could include Ferguson, they are not the instruments of the police state nor do they represent what has become law enforcement. On it's face, they were peace officers doing their duty and criminals were involved.

The act of pursuing the wrong dog that causes all such pursuits not to be taken seriously. There are too many incidents of the psychopathic element that are being recruited into the "law enforcement" organizations and the phenomena of the days of the peace office to go the way of the dodo bird.

And yes their should be dash cams, but why just the police. Why not your own. A small unobtrusive unit that goes under the mirror is around $100. Two way camera's (one's with a lens that looks forward and a lens that looks back) are under $200. And they are good for more than just cops.

As for those other things, they are a violation of rights. Personally I deal with them most strenuously. That is why your personal camera is so important and in the case of the mental cases called psychopaths that wear the badge, I would suggest instant streaming to the internet as they like to erase the memory cards when they find the DVD unit. These camera's provide invaluable evidence in the civil lawsuit that follows.