Generalizing Sprout. You are purely generalizing. And there is NEVER an absolute truth where humans are concerned. I would be willing to bet that a generalize opinion can be made of your position of employment as well, and I am willing to bet that you aren't what that generalization would be, so how would that make you feel? Defensive? Of course, and that would make you a very difficult employee to deal with. So, maybe that is why our local JPD is always on guard because they are always being generalize, therefore, they appear to be on a power trip?!

Sprout,
If you had instead said "Most people know that some cops are cops so that they can have power over others, not to help people as they claim," I would agree with you.
I know several people in law enforcement (including one second generation cop), and NONE of them are in law enforcement because of the power. They see themselves as servants of the people. We the people write laws and ask someone to uphold them. Someone has to hold us to those laws, if we don't like those, we should change the laws, not blame the enforcers.
More to the point, I think these cameras are a great idea. They can protect us from abuses of the law by officers AND help officers back themselves up when they were simply upholding the law. Recorded audio and video may be useful in accurately enforcing the law and getting accurate convictions. They seem like a good way to catch "bad guys", whether they be civilians or cops.

sprout- What you say may be true, I don't know, but if it is, its nobody's fault but "the people", most of who have their heads full of useless garbage most of the time instead of what really matters so politicians get away with whatever they wish.

Sprout,
I am not naive enough to think that all cops are in it for the power trip. There are a few. I just happen to think that most of them are in it because they truely want to help people. Yes, they write tickets and arrest people but they do that to keep us safe. I put police officers in the same category as I put firefighters, paramedics, soldiers etc. They all run into unknown circumstances and risk their lives to protect the citizens. When spouses are beating on each other, when drug dealers are hitting up our kids, when someone holds up a gas station at gun point or open fires on random people at the mall...I can't see how that's a power trip.
No, I am not nor did I ever want to be a cop. I'm too selfish to risk my life for strangers.
And just for future reference, it's Mrs. in_my_opinion

"Most people know that most cops are cops so they can have power over others, not to help people as they all claim."
Sprout-so what you're saying is that you had a run in with the law that didn't turn out in your favor and now you're bitter?

I believe that most cops chose to be cops to help people. Not to have power over people! I also think that these video mics are a great way for the officers to gather additional evidence.