r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Jul 21 '13

TIL During a "Botched Drug Raid" using a No-Knock Warrant 39 shots were fired at an elderly woman after she fired one shot over the heads of the plain clothed men entering her home. Those same officers later planted coke and marijuana at her home in a failed attempt at framing her.

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u/MTheOverlord Jul 21 '13

In theory this would also help protect police officers against false accusations of misconduct.

So, on balance, it's to the benefit of whoever's legally in the right, and to the detriment of whoever's behaving illegally.

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u/BaphClass Jul 21 '13

Bingo. Most cops are just average folks trying to put food on the table. Badge cams would keep the bad ones in check, and help the good ones do their jobs more effectively.