You could literally run an ftp server (to illustrate how crude the solution can be) on a shitty old precinct PC with a couple of disks and upload to it from machines on the police network. They all have net connections. It's really not rocket science.
I don't disagree that a solution is simple, I'm fully on board with your idea.
Only problem is 30 unforseen layers of bureaucracy when it comes to shit with simple solutions. If there didn't have to be a committee set up and paid for every step, and then a group set up to investigate every committees response to every step and then a final group to check all of the above while they all got paid for it - it'd make life simpler.
If there wouldn't be chain of custody complaints causing every video to be thrown out by any decent defense attorney, I would agree. Without enough backend support to preserve evidence, there's be no point for them to even buy them.
Small depts rarely get the funding necessary to purchase them, I'm sure they would wear them if they could specifically for situations like this
Ever heard of twitch? These poor guys having to traverse the monumental hurdle of streaming footage. Nah.
Make the cops themselves pay for it, did you know(at least some) EMTs pay for their own shit?
The cameras, databases, servers, upkeep, security, installation, etc? That's a monumental thing to pay for out of pocket.
You could literally run an ftp server (to illustrate how crude the solution can be) on a shitty old precinct PC with a couple of disks and upload to it from machines on the police network. They all have net connections. It's really not rocket science.
Cop would pay for the camera yes
I don't disagree that a solution is simple, I'm fully on board with your idea.
Only problem is 30 unforseen layers of bureaucracy when it comes to shit with simple solutions. If there didn't have to be a committee set up and paid for every step, and then a group set up to investigate every committees response to every step and then a final group to check all of the above while they all got paid for it - it'd make life simpler.
While I do agree with you, I don't think it's that hard to buy a go pro and memory card and delete the video every night if you don't need it.
And for $500 you get a ton of security for it.
If there wouldn't be chain of custody complaints causing every video to be thrown out by any decent defense attorney, I would agree. Without enough backend support to preserve evidence, there's be no point for them to even buy them.