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I have no trouble beliving Mayor Bing had no idea about the DPD being on this A&E show. This is a mayor of Detroit we’re talking about, they’re generally know for not knowing their head from their ass.
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Well I guess they can just follow the swat around and tape from public spaces. There’s no ban on that and the mayor can’t do shit.
Also if a tape of the shooting existed then it’s long gone by now. Whoever had it had a giant bullseye on them.

“Or you would think that A&E, being the good citizens that they are, would voluntarily come forward with the tapes to determine how little Aiyana Jones was killed.”

One would hope that there is an ounce of journalistic integrity somewhere… That’s assuming, of course, that there actually IS a tape. If there were, I would like to believe A&E would come forward with it.

I think this is a bad idea.
With CSI, Police Women of Maricopa County,
Law and Order, COPS, Cold Case Files, Lockup,
Dateline,and Gangland only about 80% of my cable channels show crime and mayhem at any given time.
I’m hoping we can get it up near 100%.
It’s good for the kids.

“It’s obvious that he is trying to pin the blame on the cameras when it was just a clear lack of judgment from officer Joseph Weekely.”

If you believe that, you’ve completely lost your mind.

Perhaps “It’s obvious that he is trying to hide the city’s crime problem…” but even at that, ‘obvious’ it is not – “apparently” it could be.

More and more you are switching from rooting out and exposing evil to making sensationalized allegations. You seem to be switching from journalist to town gossip. Don’t lose sight of what your day job is, even if this is just a blog.

So feiger is full of shit yet you say a clear lack of judgment by the officer. What do you base that on if you don’t believe Feiger?

Okay, first off, Fieger is about as nutty as squirrels turds. He made his name defending Doctor Death, Jack Kervorkian. Then he ran for Governor, and wore clown shoes in his ads.

But yes, some Detroit cops have bad reputations. Like the ones I’ve seen tossed out of bars because dancing drunk and showing guns is not a good idea. Then there are good Detroit cops, like the muslim transit cop who is know for being polite and fair, but not one to mess with.

Detroit has everything; the good, the bad and the ugly.

I agree with Oscar and John.

Too many problems with the assumptions.

How does anyone know if A&E is bound by any agreement with the police dept/city per shootings?

How would anyone outside the case know if a subpoena has been filed by Feiger for the video’s release?

How do we know that there was a clear lack of judgement by the named officer? While I agree this is more likely the case, it certainly isn’t “clear”.

And just because Feiger hasn’t come forward with the video doesn’t mean he hasn’t tried or doesn’t have a reason.

Too much assumption in this reporting.

I started coming here for the quality review and posting of freedom of photography/image capture around the globe. I firmly believe and it is actually “clear” that police very often take away the rights of the press and amateurs from making pictures in public areas. But taking such non-evidenciary stances, as with this story and many others over the past few months, hurts the quality of this blog.

Basically, the blog has gone from being a 10% opinion/90% fact board showing evidence backing up most of the 10%, to a 50/50 board with much opinion and guesswork.

I hope it goes back to it’s roots.

Mike S

“It’s good for the kids.”

RIGHT! It’s “for the children”!!

Hmmm….not your best Carlos…still better than my stuff…but you are better than this.
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If you DON’T believe that you’ve completely lost your mind. He shouldn’t be even thinking about the cameras right now. He should be thinking how this cop should be kicked off the force and prosecuted for at least manslaughter.

Because a 7 year old kid died. That should have NEVER happened. NEVER. There is NO good reason that kid should be dead. Its a CLEAR lack of judgement because he violated the following rules of gun

2. Never point your gun at something unless you are willing to destroy it.
3. Keep your finger off the until you are ready to fire.
4. Always be aware of what’s behind your target.

And this is on top of the fact they searched the wrong place.

I’ve yet to see a good Detroit cop and I spent the first 25 years of my life in that city and still pop in all the time.

I’m talking about ‘pinning the BLAME on the cameras.’ What is this place becoming, Hyperbole Central?

I live 30 miles from the city and I must say that even though Feiger comes across as nutty, he is good at what he does. I appreciate the work he has done for many Detroiters who would otherwise be run over by the legal system.

Detroit is really seedy. The cops in Detroit have a LOT of bad eggs (and its suburbs are just as bad). The gossip is that many of these “cops” steal drugs and money from the drug dealers rather than arresting them and protecting the citizens.

The cops in Detroit’s suburbs have some bad apples too. A few weeks ago I went into a donut shop on a stroll at night with friends. I received the most vicious, threating, hate-filled glare from a cop at a table of 6 cops. The other cops noticed and signaled it was time to go. Then left. I’m glad they took “crazy” with them, but since I was walking home I kept an eye out.

We should not have to worry about our children being gunned down by police in our homes. We should not have to worry about the police attacking us for getting donuts, walking down the street, or driving to work. Its stupid. I don’t worry about crime in my community. The cops are the predators of the law abiding citizen.

Once the decision was made to flashbang storm a house full of kids, something bad was bound to happen. Don’t blame it all on Weekly.

Agree about Feiger. Show me the carfax already.

I would like a camera with every swat raid and the video cannot be handled by anyone in the force. Also, I would like to see personal cameras and identifying color helmets to help us pinpoint who is who. I am sick of coruption, I am starting to favor installing cameras in all public offices and a review board going over tapes to be sure misconduct isn’t going on in a government or any agency that is paid for by the public.

I understand where you’re coming from with that, but much like dash cams, you’re going to find these recordings “disappearing”. What we need are laws that reflect these requirements (that cameras be operating) and accountability to make sure that nothing “disappears”.

It’s video. It does corrupt from time to time. I would be willing to see provisions to show good cause why there may have been an error (extraordinary cause) in producing these.

You remember the old argument that they use to bypass your 4th amendment rights, “if you didn’t have anything to hide…” Well, if they’re doing the right things, then there shouldn’t be any opposition to such things. It would protect the officers from unjust accusation. However, because that is not the reality, I can see a lot of resistance to such laws.