Andy Dalkin, Lake County Board candidate, said that body cams provide different perspectives of the same incident, so officers should review their footage to ensure accurate reporting, as discrepancies don't imply dishonesty but reflect varying viewpoints. Dalkin was on a recent episode of the Lake Forest podcast.
"That each witness may say they saw something slightly different doesn't mean that any of them were lying," said Dalkin on the Lake Forest podcast. “You can have ten body cams showing ten different views of the same incident and get different perspectives of that. Officers may say something different, so it's important that an officer should be able to see their body cam to assist them in making their reports.”
"Their perspective may be different than somebody else's, and a defense attorney or oversight committee could say, 'You said something different than this officer,' or 'You didn't say exactly what the body cam shows,’" said Dalkin. "But the body cam stays in one spot, while officers have their heads on a swivel, looking around.”
This full episode is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
The latest edition of the podcast focused on Dalkin's insights on local issues, his law enforcement background, his community vision, campaign details, views on taxes, the Safety Act, and support for local law enforcement.
The Lake Forest podcast is hosted by Pete Jansons, an entrepreneur with a background in neuroscience, Rick Lesser, an attorney and former village trustee, and Joe Weiss, who has experience in multiple government and public service positions. The podcast covers topics and politics impacting the area around the city of Lake Forest, according to the Lake Forest podcast website.
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