Clearly with all the problems of the RCMP in recent years including the RCMP officer that knifed to death the Ottawa police officer only a few weeks ago... and now the base commander of Canada's largest air force base being charged with the most hideous of crime sprees... clearly no one should be above the law and clearly even people in positions of the highest power that receive the highest respect from the public are still capable of the worst crimes known to man.

Clearly with these examples that are coming in a steady stream of shame we should not just assume that anyone in any position of power is above the law or above the kind of crimes that would have a huge impact on peoples lives that cross paths with the potential psychopaths that wear uniforms or find their way into positions of trust and power. As a society they should all know that they will be chopped down to size and treated equally before the law as any other criminal engaging in criminal acts... having camera's in places where the interactions between the public and the law enforcement is essential not only to act as a deterrent against wrongful actions of those in power, or to protect those in their custody, but also to provide accountability through the knowledge that things are on camera for good and bad to exonerate or indict those accused of crimes.

This should be a high priority IMO.

Video's everywhere in a police station! These people we have hired to be police officers are on OUR payroll, and they need desperately to remember this. The RCMP's attitude of late, is less than desirable. They treat the whole of society as if we are criminals. (well maybe not the rich and famous)

It continues to bother me, how Ian Bush got shot in the back of the head! All in the name of self defence according to Paul Koester! Paul Koester is a liar, and yet, as far as we know, he still packs a gun as an RCMP officer. Protects us at the back of our heads. Yeah, right!

If we would have had video surveillance that fateful night, I am sure this dirt bag would be behind bars for the rest of his miserable days.

These video tapes should be taken to city hall or somewhere off the R.C.M.P. premises and held for a certain amount of time, probably six months or so, and if they are to be viewed, the mayor, city manager, or someone else as well as the R.C.M.P. should be present when this is done.

and it should be public knowledge! These freaks have to quit hiding behind mommies apron strings. I am so tired of this crap, you know, the disfunctional police forces across the country.

And the government wants to take our GUNS away! Are you kidding me?? Have we become a police state?? Get a grip, I pay your wages. DON'T EVER FORGET THAT Mr./Ms. police officer.

You want our respect, EARN IT! In the mean time, put your guns away, and quit shooting people in the back of the head, and crying self defence when all the person did was have an open beer in public.

And one more thing, take your "taser" and shelve it, until your CHILDREN (police) can be taught how to use it responsibly

Yep, spend more tax payer money. New scanners for every airport in Canada on the tax payer dime. Cameras in every police station in Canada on the tax payer dime. H1N1 shots for every Canadian on the tax payers dime. Match donations to Haiti on the tax payer dime. Spend, spend, spend and add to the 500 billion dollars we now owe the banks, corporations and other countries. If you follow the money trail you find the companies who are profiting from all this spending have ties to government officials. Does anyone else even care and if not are you sleeping still. God please help us!

We're awake, IMO, but our hands are tied.
metalman.

cameras every where ya ok and when something does go wrong agian ..not if but when . then i would expect to hear that .. oh that camera was under repair or was not on at the time so no video could be taken

I know Metalman, I know....:{

There should be real time streaming off-site backup of videos.

What I mean is live streaming a copy to a location outside of police control. Less missing or possibly doctored videos.

Frank

During the murder in Houston, was there a camera but it was off? I could be mistaken.

Off topic but the cop who coached Koester, did he get a promotion?

There is something really really wrong here. There is a huge disatifaction and distrust of our police and some of it is more than justified.

Putting cameras in police stations makes some sense,but if it is because we don't trust our police, we have the wrong police and the wrong police system, wrong training and qualifications or wrong police culture.