It&#x27;s true though, in this case.<p>Police are far more likely to have complaints levied against them than most other professions. There&#x27;s minimal downside as a pissed-off arrestee to filing a spurious complaint.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.voiceofsandiego.org&#x2F;2014&#x2F;03&#x2F;28&#x2F;fact-check-do-police-cameras-decrease-police-complaints&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.voiceofsandiego.org&#x2F;2014&#x2F;03&#x2F;28&#x2F;fact-check-do-poli...</a><p>&gt; Police officers in the small city of Rialto in San Bernardino County have been wearing cameras since 2012. Rialto Police Chief William A. Farrar, working with a Cambridge University researcher, found two big results: Complaints against his officers declined by 88 percent and officer use of force declined by 60 percent.<p>A police department with body cameras probably won&#x27;t see many false &quot;he called me a nasty word!&quot; complaints, <i>and</i> cops will be a lot less likely to <i>actually</i> use a nasty word or unnecessary force. Good cops benefit from being able to defend themselves, and bad cops either shape up or get caught.<p>That is, of course, as long as the department cares when they break their cameras.