Pregnant Kentucky woman cited for street camping while in labor - eviltoast
She told a police officer she was in labor. The Louisville Metro Police Department lieutenant cited her for unlawful camping as the ambulance arrived. She had a baby later that day.

Body camera footage shows the moment an LMPD officer hands a woman in labor a citation for unlawful camping as she waits for an ambulance.

  • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    and to know that all of it was being actively recorded on a body camera that could be accessed and requested later on

    They’ve had decades if not centuries of cover, even since the introduction of bodycams. Actual scrutiny is new and rare, and they often seem not to care that they are being recorded. I think they are semi-consciously sure no one will care enough to look at the footage.