Posted April 16, 2018 1:00 pm by Comments

By John Dempsey

The summer of 2016 was a rough time for law enforcement. There were several high profile police shootings. The media picked up what they thought would get the most ratings and the best reactions. President Obama consistently accused the police of racism, even though the number of white suspects shot and killed by the police was more than double that year. Anti-police activists began making public calls for body-worn cameras. They claimed that cameras would keep the police accountable, and this would lower the amount of officer-involved shootings. Now that police are wearing body cameras, activists groups are complaining that officers can mute their microphones after incidents.

As many of you have already heard, recently in Sacramento, a police helicopter observed a suspect breaking into cars. Officers responded to the scene where they confronted the man in the backyard of a residence. There was minimal light. The suspect held out a cell phone like it was a firearm and charged the officers who shot and killed him. Supervisors arrived on the scene, and the internal investigation began.

A complaint has been filed that the officers muted their microphones and cannot …Read the Rest

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