Originally Posted by Duffman

I said I wouldn't get involved, but I will say this:
We have flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders. Cops have body cameras and recorders that they can turn off at will and that's perfectly acceptable. How'd you feel flying for a company where it was commonplace for the CA to pull the breaker on the FDR/CVR then do shady stuff? If that were acceptable, are there pilots you know who would abuse it?

When a cop arrests someone, they're potentially ruining their life. Depending on the charge, their employment, ability to get a security clearance, right to own firearms, vote, work for govt, etc, is all at risk. If they're guilty of said crime, then they should get the punishment. But why, with modern tech, is it acceptable for a cop's written report to be taken as gold in court when they have the tech to record everything they saw and heard on their shoulder? That body cam should be their primary means of gathering evidence and more important to their job than their firearm.