Un-feckin-believable!

[Mincepie]

we should have a whip round for him

[LondonManc]

should be locked in a safe built into the car and keys kept with the garage staff. Random audits checking the video & audio. That way there is no suggestion of tampering by Police. Diagnostic switch at on / off and automatic reporting would make sure you can't go out with a faulty vehicle.

I assumed the uploads were automatic when the cars returned? With 240gb SSDs at £50 it should be possible to store days or weeks of video in the car. Take a 64GB usb drive in to the station when you finish your shift.

Its a no brainer.

Surely an automatic upload and wipe when the car is plugged back in at station?

[vetran]

Surely an automatic upload and wipe when the car is plugged back in at station?

indeed but if it can't be done wirelessly for security reasons then a USB stick with encrypted recordings & status makes sense. Initialise stick at station so you know last recording, insert in car and it downloads from last recording or errors because it hasn't been downloaded recently and won't go onto stick. Sergeant comes out and sticks the usb hard drive in, he nags the last driver for not downloading.

[seanraaron]

indeed but if it can't be done wirelessly for security reasons then a USB stick with encrypted recordings & status makes sense. Initialise stick at station so you know last recording, insert in car and it downloads from last recording or errors because it hasn't been downloaded recently and won't go onto stick. Sergeant comes out and sticks the usb hard drive in, he nags the last driver for not downloading.

After reading the article about tampering I don't get the sense the sabotage has been that subtle...

[vetran]

After reading the article about tampering I don't get the sense the sabotage has been that subtle...

so make the checks even less subtle and put a third party in charge of it.

The courts could mandate such tests to make the Police beyond reproach.

[LondonManc]

indeed but if it can't be done wirelessly for security reasons then a USB stick with encrypted recordings & status makes sense. Initialise stick at station so you know last recording, insert in car and it downloads from last recording or errors because it hasn't been downloaded recently and won't go onto stick. Sergeant comes out and sticks the usb hard drive in, he nags the last driver for not downloading.

You're talking about guys who know there's a dash cam recording but still do this stuff anyway. I wouldn't let them near a hard drive.

[vetran]

You're talking about guys who know there's a dash cam recording but still do this stuff anyway. I wouldn't let them near a hard drive.

I would prefer they are sacked for beating up a dashcam than a citizen. Let the local civil rights organisation monitor it.

[LondonManc]

I would prefer they are sacked for beating up a dashcam than a citizen. Let the local civil rights organisation monitor it.

Digital rights organisation covers computer equipment damaged in the line of duty right?

They'd be all over this:
Man jailed for throwing Prestwich Library computer at the wall - because it would not print (From Prestwich and Whitefield Guide)

[seanraaron]

so make the checks even less subtle and put a third party in charge of it.

The courts could mandate such tests to make the Police beyond reproach.

You'd have to get the courts to try it in the first place. Chicago's problem is that the entire justice system has been enabling police brutality. It's going to take the Federal inquiry to force change, not just better video tech, though this kind of monitoring will be needed to try to rebuild public trust if nothing else.