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AUSTIN - The Texas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union will launch their 'ACLU Blue' mobile app on Friday.
The app is designed to take the guesswork out of police interactions and offers immediate access to users' legal rights, advice and a streaming film tool to increase visibility.
ACLU Texas Senior Policy Strategist Matt Simpson said that they constantly see cases where "the public is clamoring to figure out what happened. We're stuck with a 'he said, she said' kind of situation."
Their goal, Simpson said, is to get Texans on the app and recording any interactions they have or see between the public and law enforcement.
Seems like the ACLU is just aching to file more lawsuits......
Almost all police departments have cameras on both police cars and police officers. What's your gripe with the ACLU letting CITIZENS have the same opportunity to records encounters with police?
Almost all police departments have cameras on both police cars and police officers. What's your gripe with the ACLU letting CITIZENS have the same opportunity to records encounters with police?
I don't have a problem with it at all. Let citizens record all they want. The problem is ACLU fishing for lawsuits. Thats why they made this app.
I don't have a problem with it at all. Let citizens record all they want. The problem is ACLU fishing for lawsuits. Thats why they made this app.
No, they made the app so when people are abused by the police, they can prove it. The reason so many cops got away with it for years is because there was a lack of solid evidence, so the courts always gave the cops the benefit of the doubt.
Anything that shed transparency on the unwarranted use of force or the abuse of power is a good thing.
No, they made the app so when people are abused by the police, they can prove it. The reason so many cops got away with it for years is because there was a lack of solid evidence, so the courts always gave the cops the benefit of the doubt.
Anything that shed transparency on the unwarranted use of force or the abuse of power is a good thing.
Agreed. I once had a cop pull me over for a lane change on the highway. He screamed at me for five minutes straight. I was terrified. I said nothing in response but "yes, sir" and "no, sir". He was completely over the top and out of control. I was shaking by the time I drove away. I have no record at all - that was the only time I was ever even stopped.
I wrote a letter about it but was too scared of retaliation to go forward with it. If I'd had a tape of it, I would have felt much more confident.
I know this is small potatoes compared to the abuse many have suffered.
AUSTIN - The Texas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union will launch their 'ACLU Blue' mobile app on Friday.
The app is designed to take the guesswork out of police interactions and offers immediate access to users' legal rights, advice and a streaming film tool to increase visibility.
ACLU Texas Senior Policy Strategist Matt Simpson said that they constantly see cases where "the public is clamoring to figure out what happened. We're stuck with a 'he said, she said' kind of situation."
Their goal, Simpson said, is to get Texans on the app and recording any interactions they have or see between the public and law enforcement.
Seems like the ACLU is just aching to file more lawsuits......
Witness the Walter Scott case. Man was shot in the back and once he fell to this death, the cop tried to plant a weapon next to the body. If that had not been caught on video by a passer-by, the cop would have claimed that Scott was threat and the shooting justified.
That video vindicated Scott and put a filthy, murderous cop behind bars. Kudos to the ACLU for being proactive. If members of law enforcement also follow the law themselves, they should welcome more recording devices. Nothing to hide if you're a good cop.
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