I have been a proponent of that for a looong time. Had the unpleasant experience of being targeted by an unhinged cop once and I said "never again." Now my cell phone is one-touch, live record/upload until it's broken or runs out of battery.

They'd also be handy for documenting the circumstances of any accident you might get into or ticket you might be given. I've looked on Amazon & they're not all that expensive, maybe $150 iirc.

No doubt they'd come with a way to be remotely activated. For your safety, of course.

I love it! This is the one I bought.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JFUU5OM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

though--it's not standard equipment. If it were, they'd probably find some way to jam it

Most people have those jazzy smart phones and one can do this sort of thing on the cheap. Just get one of those apps that set it to a one-touch record/upload, and keep it stuck to one of those little farty sticky things that are attached to the dash. Push that button the second you get pulled over, and don't roll down the window too far or unlock the door. http://www.cellphoneshop.net/window.html?CAWELAID=1391152742&CAGPSPN=pla&catargetid=530001600000077792&cadevice=c&gclid=CPC6vbedmcECFaIF7Aod7CUARQ

It was revealed last week that the Ferguson, now required to wear cams, had been keeping them turned off.

And TODAY a judge had to order Fergus police ...
"Federal judge bars Ferguson, Mo., police from forcing protesters to keep moving, not stand on sidewalks - @stltoday"

and point out that he didn't shoot or rape her, but even so, pushing his own personal religious beliefs on her is totally out of line.

I would have been terrified. Such a total misuse of his position! I would have worried about what he might charge me with if I gave him the wrong answers, and if anyone would ever believe me.

it protects both of you.

I am very chicken. I also travel a lot with my dog, cops shoot a lot of dogs these days. I'd probably do anything to keep her safe.

Might as well do what you want as long as it's legal.

Not to worry officer the lord is my co-pilot.

But we crashed in the mountains and I had to eat him.

...because my beat-up Toyota has one of these stickers on it.

There a many of us here who will not tolerate the actions of this nut.

And he fancied himself both cop and missionary on the road
Actually at first, I was thinking it was the Onion or some spoof ....

This is beyond outrageous and that cop should be fired yesterday. What a POS.

I've always wondered if there were cops out there who would treat a motorist differently if they had the IGWT plate. This guy sound like just the kind of jackass I was concerned about.

...but I don't believe they have a pro-choice one, sadly. Any Bay Staters please enlighten me if the opposite is true.

What's that, officer? You don't see Him? You poor lost soul...

And he said it was OK to go a few miles over the speed limit.

the Saudi Arabia of America?

Tell me, what bastion of liberal ideas do you call home?

Casting insults never helps

Indiana doesn't have any oil.

but I don't see First and Fourth Amendment violations unless he ticketed her for saying "NO."

It which case it is VERY not-cool! If she were pulled over for a legitimate reason, and this incident happened during that stop, that would be a different story.

I know for a fact that they look for out of state plates to pull over and give fake tickets to and its happened to me. I got pulled over going 60 in a 55 with the officer claiming I was going 76. It was my first ticket and it was 76 dollars so I just payed it because I just wanted to be done with it but if that had happened today I would have fought the fuck out of it.

the Jackass carries a gun. Think about that. How many of them are there behind the badges?

who came to teach forgiveness. Something that most of us most definitely need a lot more practice in. But a personal savior? Well I have so many, I guess one more won't hurt. Let's see, I've got Sakyamuni Buddha, Chenrezig, Vajrasattva, Medicine Buddha, Manjushri, Green and White Tara, Vajrapani, Guru Rinpoche, Lord Shiva, Lord Krishna, well you get the point, I hope.

God is a concept ... in your mind ... a meta-meta-meta-cooncept. And as such, god lives within you as you. Don't believe in a creator god? Well neither do I, but I'm open to the possibility. But never in a million years would I assume that to ask you such a stupid, intrusive, and insulting question. That trooper needs to be sat down and taught about crossing boundaries.

some sons-of bitches don't understand this separation, that even a sitting Supreme Court Justice can play like there is no separation.

Now, that shit will keep you out of a ticket in the bible belt.

Is a dashboard Buddy Christ...

I was pulled over in Indiana once but it wasn't like that.

I don't think I will be moving there anytime soon.

but I doubt it, you can massacre an entire city if you're a fucking cop and not have anything happen to you!

Did she have a bumper sticker - for example, a "godless" one - on her car? Did the trooper think he'd make a good impression on a woman?

You don't want to look in there.

...disgustingly reprehensible and out of line that I can't even find words for it.