00:00Speaking on the TV6 Morning Edition, ASP Pitt acknowledged the public concern surrounding the incident,
00:08but gives his assurance that a fair and thorough investigation will be conducted.
00:13He stresses, however, that due process must be respected, warning that investigations cannot be driven by public sentiment
00:21or shaped by reactions to video clips viewed outside their full context.
00:27We ought to be responsible. We know that a lot of persons will be emotionally charged.
00:33But investigations are there to ensure that when decisions are made, they are made from an informed position.
00:40And we would warn that the investigation is one that is done fairly, that it is one that it is not influenced by, you know, the public cries
00:50and sometimes the fact that people may tend based on things that they may see at this point in time
00:56to have premature comments about that could sway someone's mind.
01:02He cautions that what may appear clear to viewers online may not accurately reflect the realities faced by officers during the movement.
01:12Anyone expressing that, I can clearly say that they don't have a full understanding of how investigation goes.
01:19And anyone watching a video that is taken from one area or addresses one area and is suggesting that it tells the entire story in itself,
01:30again, doesn't fully understand investigation.
01:33But I am not here to, you know, target persons like that.
01:37I am just here to say that, you know, we want an investigation that is free of that type of negative influence.
01:46Addressing calls for greater accountability, the association's president tells the Morning Edition
01:51they have no objection to the use of body-worn cameras, but notes ongoing challenges with the equipment,
01:58including battery life limitations during extended patrols.
02:02I have never looked at the body-worn cameras as anything negative.
02:07And, in fact, the body-worn cameras in itself, it's a policy.
02:12To the best of my knowledge, what police officers have identified is the shortcomings, if I should say that,
02:20or the limitations of the body-worn cameras.
02:23And, you know, there are times when officers will go out there with a body cam that is fully charged.
02:31And before the duration of his beaten patrol, you know, the battery would have died.
02:36He maintains that transparency and officer safety must go hand-in-hand
02:41as the police service continues to navigate complex and high-risk operational environments.
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