Here’s what police body cameras don’t show you 

This video is part of a larger project at The Verge that looks at the power and consequences of filming police violence. Our other RU-vid channel investigates what can happen after witnesses hit record - check that out here: bit.ly/34KDO69

The only reason the police body cam videos were released is because there was a civilian video taping.

Policing is not the only thing people need to change but that we also need to hold our government officials accountable as well. As well as people's own actions in situations .

I mean The point of this footage isn't for the court of public opinion, it's for actual courtrooms, as evidence, where before almost all the evidence was anecdotal

Police need to be recorded at all times.

The threat of losing your pension and personal property would stop this kind of action.

"Even if the footage is biased or incomplete, it still helps us understand what's going on."

Well. Drivers, especially black ones, should think about car/dash cams, just in case, so that you have your own perspective on the story.

I don’t see it changing the way police as a whole behave or de-escalate any better than they are accustomed to. Take away their qualified immunity and see what that does.

I'm happy Messiah and Taniyah are alive and doing well.

I can't help but notice that the written account gives a very transactional summary of the events: Person "A" was pulled out of the vehicle. It makes no mentions nor judgements of "the how" - how was person "A" pulled - was it quick? with force? a lot of force? a little? was it violent? aggressive? I'm not sure I'm convinced about the intention-attachment theory, but it seems obvious when you see the fuller account via the video footage, that you would understand more of the "how" and that "how" would inform the judgements for or against those carrying them out upon person "A"

From a European perspective, this is so alien. Here we obey the police, so they dont have to be so aggressive. But here, the police are not soldiers, if we disagree, we call a lawyer

Interesting. I am pro-information

Another problem is the police tend too turn their camera off if they are up to no good. Happens quite often !

Visual perspective isn't enough we need to Hear the Conversation too so we know who is doing the right thing!

The point with the written perspective is the lack of description of the violence happening in Video ..

I don’t know what is happening to our law enforcement community, what has changed that has made them so quick to escalate a situation. They mostly approach a situation with so much force because they know in the end there won’t be much we can do about it. What we need is accountability and an end to qualified immunity, without this there is nothing to left to work on the table.

Damn, never thought about this topic from such a perspective. Very well done.

The FOV seems quite Narrow.

I think it is wonderful how this gentleman studied the situation with an intellectual perspective rather than judging a book by its cover. Genius! It sure does put things into perspective how our society perceives the same situation from two or three or more different angles.

That is SO interesting about written news

Regardless of any camera it's the violence over a curfew or some other non crime that gets my goat

I think those of you who comment that this is a science channel and not a political one, you should watch the video at first, it's very clearly connected to our psychology and how we understand the world around us. They didn't make any political statements.

I cam understand your research in this video but i mainly see a heavily armed and back up protected person with a badge using “force” and usually saying “safety” or “i felt in fear of my life” when the person being arrested has no possible way of fighting back.. this is my opinion of “force”... this makes no sense.. but yet the officer is always believed over a “victim” of force...

I still believe if there is true accountability those body cams on police should be active (turned on) all the time. The police are known for turning their cameras off or muting them when the officers are talking to each other which would show their intentions through the conversations they are having with each other.

Total surveillance is the only solution to get real justice.

Graphical content is more impactful than text. Thank you, bring in the next scientific research.

@4:45 see the guy in the army type suite, going for the car and what appear slashing the front tires. Other Cases where they have implanted bogus evidence in the car. Who is policing the police ? if it is internal, it is wrong, as you can not be judge and jury at the same time. The more cameras... the better.

The foundation of this problem is Qualified immunity, and dont forget dont ever trust the pigs, dont talk to them, record every interaction with them, coz they are not your friend.

I wonder how innocent people went to prison before video became the norm.

I'm starting to lean defund the police. When there's this many corrupt cops or should I say thugs out there something needs to be done.

I am glad that I have subscribed to you, these documentaries and informational videos you provide help a lot.

All LE should have body worn cameras on at all times while on duty where footage is stored in a cloud in real / near real-time. As public servants, there is no right to privacy while performing their duties. This footage should be available to all citizens.

If law enforcement is so transparent why do they hate Citizens with cameras?

Abuse of power is somewhat kept in check when cameras are present. Then again the best thing is not to believe anything you hear and only half of of what you see.

All police body cam footage should be available to all citizens. We the taxpayers pay for all that s**t.

Judging without context is very non-intelligent.

The video does talk about science. Watch before downvoting.

@0:24 "There is a back and forth between the student and the officer". Then because the officers ego couldn't handle the citizen just driving away and because he had the power, the officer smashed the window, tazed and dragged the student from his vehicle, whilst his buddies piled in, tazing the passenger, putting them both in handcuffs, then dragged them away and put them in a cage and pressed charges. The back and forth was over and the students were leaving, but the officer just could not leave feeling his authority had been disrespected. And worst of all, we pay them to do this to us.

Man, I cannot believe they left out the important detail with body cams is that the amount of just raw footage that is recorded has to be stored in police servers and the sheer amount of footage they have is building up way too fast and they don't have enough storage for all of it. Everyone wants police to be recorded at every second but nobody stops to think about how the footage is stored and the work that goes behind body cams. On top of that, there are other problems like forgetting to turn on the body cams since it's a fairly new implement in normal duties, body cams are pretty expensive, and other problems that go into it. The Verge didn't really go into detail about what actually goes on with body cams other than they record what police do which is obvious. I get that people want to know what actually takes place when police are at work, however, this is a new technology for them, and especially with the defunding of the police isn't gonna help either in this situation. The bottom line is that it would be nice to have more information and to see what takes place but the cost for that is not cheap by an means and I want people to understand it's not that simple to have body cams for police.

I think it does not only matters the perspectives but also the length of video and context... I am curious what was going on before the arrest. The only thing I can see is a desperate effort to undermine police and say its a racist arrest while the arresting cop being black, I call BS

Police are just now getting body cameras because the rise of police brutality. The type of cameras they use only shows a small glimpse of whats actually happening and can be turned off and on anytime the officer wants. Police bring in a lot of money from tax payers and government grants, most of the time it isn't spent in a way to help the people they swore to protect and serve. They would rather spend it on things like nice buildings, military gear, military vehicles, riot gear, and new vehicles but when you talk to them about getting body cameras they say "It isn't in the budget or its to expensive". What all police need is a 360 degree camera on both vehicle and person to show the whole picture and what really happens. Another thing, when its your word vs a cops word courts shouldn't hold the cops word over your own. We live in an age of technology so why not invest in that tech for all peoples sake. Police need to show the arrest from start to finish on video or should have witnesses to testify or the charges should be dropped due to no evidence.

Get a dual dash cam w GPS and ALWAYS RECORD THE POLICE. Also know your rights.

Never talk to police and always record

What about context ? What happened before the arrest ? How can anybody judge the policemen if they don't know it ?

Terrifying. Our valiant Law Enforcement officers, posing more of a threat to public safety than the people they're attempting to arrest and charge. It's terrifying, and infuriating. That people who clearly can't remain calm under pressure, and act professionally at all times are trusted with a badge and a gun, in our society. I'm not saying they don't have a dangerous job. Of course they do. But everybody knows that, especially them, going in. What's expected of them while performing those duties should be the FIRST, and most fundamental lesson in their training process. Which it's so obviously not, not yet, anyway. This is change happening, what's going on across the Country, (and around the World,) right now. It's painful, and often gets much worse before ultimately getting better, but with the right clarity of vision and priority maintenance it WILL get better. That's based on everything we've learned throughout history, we've only ever changed for the better this way, from the ground up. ✌

I need context. I dont just judge what is happening through one single viral clip. I've seen dozens if not hundreds of viral clips that were later debunked and showed that what the media portrayed was incorrect. This video has no context of the arrest, and so I will not judge if the officer involved was in the wrong or in the right. Instead I would use it as to see what the officer sees the situation as. A bystander may not see a person reach for a weapon but the officer may recgonize the movement. OR the officer may just be going on a power trip. Having the body cam helps in understanding the situation, but will never be the only source. I think what the study shows is just how different ways of portraying stuff can lead to different results. That is the reason why people should not be fired just from one video but rather through a strict process. (PS you cannot say that a police report carries misinformation without showing us the video you mentioned. I cannot tell if you just said that as an example or if its something real. I feel that there are a lot of valid points in the video, but for that one case used as an example, there was only one side of the information provided. I do not have video or statements about what happened before. The only statements given were classified as lies by the video, so I wish that the video would provide the accurate description of what happened before the footage was captured.)

Thanks Verge Science. Great video and very tastefully done

Video doesn't lie; police reports do.

Decent video, but I couldn't look past the irony- at face value it seems to be presenting this information in an objective manner, I mean even the channel has "Science" in the name which implies a level of objectivity. The message is about how perspective in footage changes our opinions on what happens in the footage. It seems to favor and increase in objectivity due to the increased availability of empirical data (which would align with a scientific approach). That being said, here are the big issues: 1) there's emotional music being played in the video. The effect of music being played with emotional situations can drastically alter the way we perceive it, which is boosting subjectivity over objectivity in this video and; 2) there are (albeit limited) interviews giving the verbal perspectives of the students involved. There are no interviews with the law enforcement officers or their representatives involved. Again, this (presumably intentional) move decreases the objectivity of this video and increases the subjectivity as we're literally only getting one side of the story. If we have a large demographic associating this type of video with objectivity, it's no wonder there are riots in the streets.

The results of decades of championing degeneracy

I find it interesting that Verge Science posts this video on 31/8. Exactly one year ago one of the worst police brutality happened in Hong Kong was recorded and no police receive any kind of punishment. Please google "831 Prince Edward" for more information.

Some joined to do good while others joined to do what you see 👀

“That didn’t phase Broderick.” Well of course not. When you already know the answer you want, it’s easy to make a “study” reflect it.

I've always believed that cops in big cities are very violent. There have not been much done to bad policing untill video cams became available. All video 📷 cams have brought more light on bad policing!

This needs more context.....all i see is the act and not what lead to it....its misleading.

why call them cops these are thugs that are doing these beatings and belong in jail

Its insanity to live in America without wearing a bodycam everyday

All videos matter.

Again take away qualified immunity from cops prosecutors and judges

We pay we need to see what the polise do in real time on line

Body cameras should be worn by more than just police officers. They should be worn also by kids in school so that they can turn in bullies (including adults in some cases). If everyone wore cameras we could also reduce the punishments needed to deter crimes, and criminals charged with light crimes could be let free. You could also help get drug pushers, abusive police officers, corrupt officials, abusive "lovers" into accountability. The police are outnumbered and expensive so if we can make it so that we need them less it would be great, I'd volunteer to live in a community where everyone had body cameras even although I know I'm not perfect because it helps bring accountability to everyone.

Despite RU-vid issues it has at the helm, I'm glad that RU-vid is also shining a light on injustices on humanity also. This helps to bring some form of correction in law enforcement and also filming (producing raw evidence) injustices occurring in communities where brutal force is sometimes not needed. This obviously will not bring immediate change, but it starts the flow of change (no matter how slow it is), Tech has brought us a lot of benefits and a lot of bad too and I'm just glad those officers got the book thrown at them.

At 4:52 in the clip on the right, a cop runs up and stabs the back driver side tire twice. ???

Got to ask where the audio is because with that I could maybe get more context to the situation and make a verdict

Interesting, if we hadn't gotten to the point where the police body cameras became irrelevant in the face of such explicit violence and evident corporatism among the officers. Unfortunately...

CAMERAS NEED 360 DEGREE VIEW,AND NOT GIVEN THE OPTION OF BEING TURNED OFF, ALONG WITH THE SOUND, IF AN OFFICER LOSES OR DOES NOT HAVE HIS FOOTAGE,NEEDS TO CHARGED,AND ALL FOOTAGE NEED TO BE STORED,OR VIEWED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT

Yet this Atlanta incident is deliberately incomplete. The FULL VIDEO shows the officers approaching that car up the street, opening the door then the driver guns it nearly dragging the officer. The video shown by the media, cuts the initial contact out. This is the danger of deliberate editing and censorship. We trust the media too much!

What to take away? 1 theres no good police. 2 people need to start defending themselves with ALL means

More importantly, citizens need to be held accountable.

Is there a complete version of this footage ? its hard to make any judgements out of edited footage , it seems from what I have seen that some of the officers were black and that the driver attempted to flee for to me unknown reason before they refused to cooperate with the police , presumably fearing for their lives ? Video evidence can be great but it should be continuous and complete , there are too many doctored videos out there that have been manipulated to serve someone's agenda be it the police or the accusers . I would love to hear the black officers side of story .

Good video. But why does the intensions of a police officer matter. It’s the constitution they should follow not their intentions police have no training in how to not let there ego get the best of them. Many of us watching these videos and are disgusted with their behaviors, would more than likely start letting our egos get out of control to.

This could have been a 3 minute video

How can one email this video?

The threat of prison would stop the George Floyd types of cops.

These segments of Policing only describe the punkish attitudes of scarred cops caught-up in their own shortcomings

I don't need an articulate, scientific, physiological analysis to describe unnecessary physical and verbal abuse, abuse of power, misuse of authority. This professor is just like the Police Chief explaining the actions on the news. If the cops would be held personally responsible, financially and criminally this abuse would be minimal.

Doctors are required to have personal insurance in case they injure someone. The same should be said for cops. No insurance, no job, no exceptions. That is the way it should be. Also, if you get fired by one department you should never be able to be hired by any other department in the entire country ever again. Lack of personal accountability in bolden's bad behavior. When the taxpayer is paying the settlement for a cop's bad behavior the cops do not feel the consequences of their actions. Make it so any lawsuit comes out of the officer's personal pocket and watch how fast they start behaving themselves.

*POLICE NEED BODY CAMS, KEEP THEM ACCOUNTABLE....now, BODY CAMS MAKE US LOOKS BAD, IT SHOWS BIAS TOWARDS THE CRIMINAL!

Your study is stating the offer's, just saying & seen a documentary on this year's ago. "I say keep it real record & save a life".

Time to decide whether or not LEOs should be stripped of QI, heres an arguement to have it removed.

What is the best dashCam to view inside and outside your vehicle

Lol this video isn't actually all that political. It basically just explains the psychology of video footage and how it changes opinions. Naturally when studies are done on social situations, they will need an example, hence why they focused on the topical issue of police brutality. You can apply this same theory to other situations e.g. use of video cam in football, domestic violence, car crashes etc.

Just do what the police say. This will get you harrassed 😡😡😡

Maybe some people are too quick to draw conclusions from a few seconds of footage and also stick to a single video. Granted not everyone is interested in looking for the whole picture of every single event that come to the news and will take the time to piece together the events from several sources (which even nowadays can take a lot of time) but then they'll have to remember their understanding of the situation is lacking and incomplete.

Why was that car stopped? Unless we know that there is no way we can decide whats right or wrong

Where was the audio when these jerks resisted police orders. They not poor put upon innocent people.

in my country Malaysia is very rare to see police officers point guns at anyone, police cases of shooting criminals are rare,Malaysian government policy does not allow its citizens to own firearms arbitrarily,

Film every interaction with police until they start to feel accountable. Obviously our government isn’t going to pass meaningful legislation on this issue, so filming is our only hope even though it’s dangerous in itself.

what were the charges

Cops should be instantly dismissed if they tamper with or prematurely turn off body cams on duty ....

what i can understand law makers might repeat it but they dont still do anything about it, they just like getting the face all over when it counts

4:37 so... cops apparently asking them to get off the car or at least stop the car. but they were trying to drive away while cops were having arms in the car? Hmm.. No wonder cops popped their tires moments later.

the camera is pointed at us so the footage is to protect them. until the laws change, video footage is just entertainment content. Citizens should also wear body cams that syncs to the cloud so they have their version of the story.

Police body cameras are necessary to stop misconduct!!! Police body cameras are letting officers get away with misconduct!!!! Make up your mind.

Notice how you skip the arrest and speaking

Interesting video, but I am puzzled at why would public's opinion matter. These videos should be evaluated by experts in the police department. Yeah, sure, its nice that they make it public and get a public opinion, but its a "side thing", more like a PR, it should not influence policies inside the police, or policemen losing their jobs.

Don't act like an animal, you won't get treated like an animal. This goes for police and civilians.

This was national news. The body cams were public. “What they don’t show you.” Yeah what they don’t show you is how long the police told the idiots to leave and stop impeding traffic. 🤣🤣

So there we have it. Body cams and cameras depict wait actually Happened, so that's why there is no dispute about their actions. So why aren't officers terminated immediately? Nothing going to change that video.