Sacramento PD Sells Out Officer In Videotaped Arrest

By Bob Owens

Activists told us that once we put body cameras and dash cameras on police officers that there would be no controversies, and that the “camera doesn’t lie.” They were only half correct. You see, the camera itself is only a recording device, not an understanding device. It is incredibly common for two people to watch the exact same video of an incident and drawn two radically different conclusions.

What they “see” is actually only an interpretation, and that interpretation is shaped by their perceptions, education, training, and biases.

Here’s how new news media is reporting the incident.

Police have responded to the video of the dramatic arrest of a man in a Del Paso Heights neighborhood Monday afternoon.

Sacramento police are calling the behavior in the video “unacceptable conduct by a police officer.”

The video shows an officer grabbing a man by the neck, taking him down and punching him repeatedly for what started as a stop for jay walking.

Here’s how PoliceOne reported the same incident.

A textbook use of force turned into sensationalized BS after Fox 40 reporters obtained a video showing a Sacramento police officer arresting Nandi Caine Jr. on Monday. Video of the incident can be …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms