Noem says ICE in Minneapolis will be issued body cameras
I’m surprised this hadn’t already occurred:
“Effective immediately we are deploying body cameras to every officer in the field in Minneapolis,” Noem wrote.
“As funding is available, the body camera program will be expanded nationwide. We will rapidly acquire and deploy body cameras to DHS law enforcement across the country,” she wrote.
Bodycams have generally had a clarifying effect on disputes over the actions of law enforcement, and often exonerate the officers.
It’s not clear whether the Border Patrol agents involved in the Pretti shooting had bodycams. The relevant statement is: “Investigators have video from at least four Border Patrol agents on the scene who were wearing body cameras, said DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin.” Read that carefully and you’ll notice it doesn’t say whether any of the officers in the group clustered around Pretti were the same ones wearing the cameras, or whether it was other nearby officers.
NOTE: When a state cooperates with ICE or Border Patrol, it tends to go smoothly:
ICE announces the arrests of 650 illegal aliens in West Virginia as part of an operation with cooperation from local law enforcement via the 287(g) program. Per ICE, those arrested have convictions for child sex abuse, drug possession and endangering the welfare of children.
What’s the 287(g) program? It’s when local and state officers carry out the arrests, supervised by ICE.
Hopefully it will help out lawsuits that will be coming with Commassar Judges in court.
So this is why the ICE agent who shot Renee Good used his phone in one hand to record what was happening.
In dealing with the Malevolent Minnesota Morons having both hands free and a camera documenting what’s going on is essential for physical and legal protection of all the LEOs.
Some of these fellow “citizens” are now insurgents.
Is it constitutional to start collecting DNA when they are arrested for obstruction? They aren’t too keen on being identified IIRC.
@neo: It’s not clear whether the Border Patrol agents involved in the Pretti shooting had bodycams.
I’ve been wondering about that.
It seems that if those agents had bodycams the videos would have been released by now. Or the DOJ is intentionally holding the footage back.
Huxley
Body cams work better when the left has time to get ‘way out front.
I’m puzzled as to why they did not have them.