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When are police required to use their body worn videos and dashcams? (self.seattle)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by poopsmith to c/seattle

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I submitted a video request for any body worn video and in-car footage for the incident where SPD officer Anthony Belgarde pulled over a bus in West Seattle. But I was told by Edward Ocampo that no video existed for this incident. Is this a normal practice, to not record any video during a traffic stop?

Edit: I filed a complaint as I believe this violates 16.090-POL-2, where cops in uniform performing traffic stops are required to have their cameras on.

Edit 2: I did not get a confirmation email though.

Edit 3: had to email them again to get a complaint number

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You would need to ask the department for a copy of its policies to see. The ones I have seen say the officer should have it on for every interaction with the public, but sometimes they forget and some other times they "forget".

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

That comes down to the policies of each individual police department. They're all different.