Were drugs planted by Baltimore police officers?
Or did officers who had turned off their cameras stage a recreation of evidence they had legitimately found earlier?
Either way, the incident has shattered trust in the police and starkly highlighted the limitations of body-worn cameras, a University of Baltimore School of Law professor says.
“Both are bad and, yes, we can come up with a hierarchy – planting evidence to incriminate someone who has done nothing wrong feels worse,” said associate professor David Jaros, discussing this week’s release of body camera footage the public defender’s office said shows an officer planting drugs.
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