Maybe so, but I've had their own cameras turned against them for illegal search & seizure in court. Everyone should know the basics of law, it can help them out someday.
And if I ever become a billionaire, I'll want a camera in every police car.
Labor Day Weekend last year, extra police out on the streets equals extra expense to the department in fuel costs and salary. I was targeted as a revenue generating citizen to cover their costs for the weekend. I pulled into my driveway and was getting out with a bag of groceries, a police car screaches to a halt behind my car, blocking me in ( as if I was trying to escape ). The officer hurries out of his car and yells, "Get back in your car!", as he was moving towards me with hand on hip ready to draw his gun. I casually get back into the car, "Ran a stop sign back there!" ( $325.00 fine ), "No I didn't", was all I replied. He issued me a ticket and I signed it, promising to appear in court.
My court date finally arrives, I get off of work early to make the 1pm hearing and I wait as many other trials are held, my turn finally comes.
The judge has demonstrated himself a bully while I was waiting, he had no problem slapping cuffs on people while loudly proclaiming, "Pay or Stay".
"You are being tried for running a stop sign, how do you plea?"
"Innocent."
"What?!?"
"Innocent!"
"My officer says you ran a stop sign, who do you expect me to believe, him or you?"
"Show me the video."
"You want a trial?" ( additional fines and court costs if I lose )
"Yes!"
( he calls Baliff up ) "Get officer 12345 in here, we're going to have a trial."
I knew bringing the officer in wouldnt matter, it would still be my word against his without a video, and I am innocent until PROVEN guilty.
*Five minutes later*
"Officer 12345 is off today."
"Okay, we'll reschedule for one month from today!"
* I sigh in exaspiration, knowing I'll have to get off work early again and waste more time *
"Don't sigh at me boy, I'd do the same for you if you couldn't make it."
( I was watching him issue warrants for people who couldn't make it earlier, why would I expect him to make an exception for me? )
It would take two more trips for them to drop the charges, after trying to get me to take driving school ( more money for them ) classes and me standing firm for a trial with video evidence.