Michelle Gross: > As in other cases wherein the police are caught misbehaving > on video tape, these tapes would simply "disappear." We are working on a > case of this right now. The man was beaten BECAUSE he was taping the > cops. They stole his camcorder and tape. Later they returned the camcorder > but not the tape. Some folks saw the unedited tape and it was pretty bad > (for the cops). However, when the tape was finally produced for the > lawyer before trial, the incriminating scenes had magically been erased.
There are a number of ways to design a system to prevent this. Although not fool proof (no pun intended), they can make erasure so obvious that it is in itself incriminating. Michael Atherton Prospect Park TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
