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Outgoing head of the Ontario agency that investigates cops for potential criminal wrongdoing, SIU, mentioned in a statement that the dramatic increase in the use of video sharing through social media has become a game changer that police shall embrace and use in its favor rather than resisting it. Commenting on his five years of service as director of the Special Investigations Unit, Ian Scott mentioned that video evidence has proved to have a huge impact as evidence in any case, so police shall look forward to expanding its use.
Scott mentioned that “this is imagery that the police can have no control over. They bring the issue of police use of force in high focus for the public.” He added that “my view is they should be embracing the concept of video imagery.” 61-year-old Scott will be leaving his post at SIU this month, he wished that he would like to see officers wear “lapelcams” to record interactions with the public.
Moreover, he said that he would like all police stun guns to be equipped with “Tasercams” to record video and audio of the time when the weapon is fired. Scott stated that “I can’t think of a better device to guarantee that Tasers are being used appropriately.” He further justified that “for $400, this is the deal of the century because they’re going to solve a million hours of investigations.” Examples of when video recording played a critical role including the notorious case of RCMP Tasering Robert Dziekanski at the Vancouver airport in 2007, and the police shooting of Sammy Yatim on a streetcar in Toronto.
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