*** Quoting Rich Willbanks to Glenn Vermette ***
RW> I have to agree with Charles.  The only reason a LEO
RW> would need a unit like this would be to record things
RW> having to do with his work.  It maybe recording himself
RW> at traffic stops to protect himself from someone
RW> accusing him of wanting/taking a bribe or recording
RW> evidence of a crime.
RW>
Okay, and so who says that wasn't one of the reasons?  I can think of all 
kinds of other reasons myself...like not recording 8 hours of traffic going 
by or something like that?  If people would just THINK before they jumped to 
wrong conclusions....sigh..
RW> If it ever comes down to using a tape like that in
RW> court I would think it would be more or less useless
RW> once it is known that the recorder can be switched on
RW> and off.
What you think (or I think) would or wouldn't happen in court is beside the 
point.  Let the courts make those decisions, let the cops decide how they are 
going to collect evidence....just as they let you decide how to make your 
decisions in your line of work.
Assumptions from a person who doesn't know what they are talking about is 
always a sad thing...
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