Cost of body cameras

[Unregistered]

So just over 10 million dollars for 5 years to equip the department with body cameras. I do hope the good mayor is looking at other options because this isn’t acceptable and a waste of money. We will never see another monetary benefit again if she shoves this down our throats.

[Unregistered]

Simple put a L3 in every patrol car will cost under 3 million and we already have the data/storage system in place so no reoccurring cost. This is a no brainer you get cameras in every car and cost effective

[Unregistered]

Makes sense would allow mayor to save face keep her “campaign “ promises and wouldn’t completely decimate moral

[Unregistered]

I agree. The L3 would have captured all the shenanigans of the D3 guys and much harder to turn off the in car and it comes on automatically unlike the body camera. Plus they rarely break down. The in car is 5500 a unit and pay nothing for storage as TPD already has the internal memory. However the body camera would be nice to leave run when supervisors start yelling and basically anywhere an officer goes the body camera can be activated to capture all kind of good stuff.

[Unregistered]

L3 would be the way to go. Body cameras generally leave more questions than answers. Politicians think they are the solve all and study after study find differently.

[Unregistered]

L3 would be the way to go. Body cameras generally leave more questions than answers. Politicians think they are the solve all and study after study find differently.

Every elected official should be required to wear a body cam and have it recording throughout their shift to stop back door deals, corruption, and lobbyist. Statistically, there are more politicians engaged in criminal activity then law enforcement officials. Elected officials are elected by the people to work for the people's interest. Why should we not be able to review what they are doing at work and what deals they are making..?

[Unregistered]

I want to see the weekly staff meeting livestreamed as well as the meetings for promotions.

[Unregistered]

“The California Legislature, and legislatures throughout the country, should heed this warning and act to keep police body cameras from being deployed against communities,” said Matt Cagle, technology and civil liberties attorney at the ACLU of Northern California, in a statement

Wasn’t the ACLU the biggest proponents of body cams?

[Unregistered]

“The California Legislature, and legislatures throughout the country, should heed this warning and act to keep police body cameras from being deployed against communities,” said Matt Cagle, technology and civil liberties attorney at the ACLU of Northern California, in a statement

Wasn’t the ACLU the biggest proponents of body cams?

Ha! One may say that using body cam footage as evidence to convict a suspect (a person of a community) be used against the person and/or community.. so ACLU (AND SOME ADMIN) ONLY WANT TO USE THE FOOTAGE AGAINST THE LEO... Now that ACLU and the public are realizing everyone's problems is recorded and available as public record they are trying to back track to their benefit.

[Unregistered]

The questions should be how much body cameras will save on frivolous lawsuits and false accusations of excessive force and/or racism? Secondly, how much will they contribute to clear officers accused of such and convict suspects of various crimes. Third, do the voters want LEO body cameras and are they willing to pay for them?

If we examine the trend, it is in favor of body cameras. Regardless of what TPD management thinks, if the public wants body cameras Tampa politicians will turn on a dime and make it happen for votes. All it takes is an incident to galvanize the public and politicians to buy body cameras.