BPD officers worked 9,000 hours at bigot march, but not a second was captured on body cams

This is utterly outrageous. We citizens of Boston continue to allow the police union to stand in the way of public safety and accountability. It is unacceptable. If you are on duty, being paid, the camera should be on. No exceptions. Enough game playing!

What’s a bigot march?

The people have been told we need to be monitored.

Our movements, travels, purchases, it had to be watched to keep us safe.

Once we got used to that, surveillance became big business and our lives were monetized. It was all supposed to be to our advantage. Hell, even some of our phones and TVs listen to our private conversations.

Except there's ONE group who has resisted being watched, being monitored, and being held accountable.

The ones who are watching us, the people who pay them, are hiding behind their badges.

Behind their unions.

Behind their crimes.

It is unfathomable that it isnt a law that ALL officers of the law are required to have a camera.

You want a badge? You wear a camera.
It's really as easy as that.

But we all know it'll never happen

ACAB

Cops love protests; they make $ hand over fist.

And so what if there are no pics. Same thing happens when ANTIFA protests. Or any protest/demonstration for that matter.

I'd be shocked if there was a lack of decent quality pics + vid of any of these types of extremist vs extremist protests. Not to mention that many of these protests are honey traps.

The implication by this headline and by the WBUR headline that BPD officers refused to wear body cameras at the parade is false. The non-use of body cameras at such events is a deliberate policy decision.

BPD doesn't use body cameras at these events because the proponents of body cameras (like BPCAT in the article) oppose the use of body cameras at first amendment events. So does the ACLU. See .

So, there's nothing really to see here. The number of public cameras coupled with (1) the fact that almost every person at the event has a camera in his/her pocket and (2) the number of witnesses to any interaction with police make it unlikely that unlawful or disproportionate use of force by the police would go unnoticed.

Which leans left put out a fair actual report about this parade. I’d suggest watching it, its not like you’ll get any unbiased here.

The BPD rule on Body Worn Cameras prohibits their use to record “First Amendment Protected” activity’s. Which is why no one had the cameras.

To quote from the actual rule:

“The Department prohibits recording civilians based solely upon the civilian’s political or religious beliefs or upon the exercise of the civilian’s constitutional rights, including but not limited to freedom of speech, religious expression, and lawful petition and assembly.”

or both? just curious.

On duty required to wear them, OT and details not required. One reason is the battery is limited in the devices. Being ordered to work is a major problem right now in BPD. Most officers are routinely ordered to work past their shift and days/nights off. The battery capacity is not capable of recording the amount of total hours worked so the emphasis was placed on regular shifts. Not positive but I suspect that it may be a data issue as well - all recording are stored in the cloud and that costs money to maintain.
And if anyone thinks any cop likes to work a protest or parade on a 75 degree Saturday away from their families while being yelled at by extremists from both sides then you are not looking at this logically.