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Further coverage:

http://photographyisnotacrime.com/?s=dominic+holden

I'm posting that link mostly for the name of the blog, to demonstrate that this kind of incident is common enough in the US to have its own blog. Personally I'm hoping this becomes moot when police officers are required to wear their own cameras while on duty.

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I recall stumbling across that blog a while back and reading some of the stories -- some of which were frightening.

With almost all police cars now equipped with video cameras and officers wearing body microphones, I find it odd that they can be turned on and off by the officer. Although the camera and body mic are (usually, AIUI) activated automatically when the lights/sirens are engaged, I would love for the camera and microphone to be always-on.

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