The Occupy #F29 protest liveblog is continuing, but hot tipster Jake Hachquet sends in this photo of the a mounted patrol officer’s helmet cam. I definitely didn’t see any of these during Occupy 1.0. I think it’s great for officers to record as many of their interactions as possible, to keep a record and to better sort out what actually happened during messy situations.

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Sarah Shay Mirk reported on transportation, sex and gender issues, and politics at the Mercury from 2008-2013. They have gone on to make many things, including countless comics and several books.

5 replies on “The Mounted Patrol Have Nifty Helmet Cameras”

  1. it would be great, except here is a prediction that is sure to come true the next time someone is brutally attacked by one of these camera wearing cops, the device will mysteriously have malfunctioned and no video will be available…

  2. plus, they probably use the information they obtain primarily as a surveillance tool to compile dossiers on protestors, and not to monitor their own actions.

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