[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by brendan's dad

Body cameras are currently in the "pilot project" stage and will be mandatory for all frontline RCMP Officer. Projected completion of the role out is 2023. This is public knowledge.

https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/body-worn-cameras

https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2...aluation-phase

But like everything else in the Covid world right now, the role out is delayed. It is a lot of equipment with a lot of procurement issues.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rcm...worn-1.6236705

And the new RCMP Union is not holding the up the process and is in full support of the project.

Hopefully the cams will prevent incidents such as the Vancouver Airport incident from occurring in the future, and will make the truth much easier to determine in investigations. And it may even change the behavior of both officers and suspects, if they know that their actions are being recorded.

On the flip side, many of us, including the moderator you responded to, no longer believe much of anything that comes from police forces when it regards an officer(s) and potential wrongdoing. In recent times, it has become clear to many who were ardent cop supporters, that accountability and transparency are a thing oof the past. Many see the RCMP as an extension of the PMO’s office, as the head of the RCMP is a political appointment.

That is my honest opinion, and it seems it is shared by a fair number here.

Several incidents including The High River Gun Grab, the Vancouver Airport Incident, and the Nova Scotia Firehall Shootup, have resulted in a lot of the public trust in the police being lost. It really hurt the credibility of the force when officers were convicted of perjury for lying about the Vancouver incident, and if t wasn't for the videotape, many people doubt that the truth would have ever been discovered.