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Their Claims, Your Money

Eyewitness News Everywhere Uncovers the big bucks the city of Memphis is paying out.  Most of the time, the city pays up because city employees have messed up.

Chief Investigator Jeni Diprizio looks at some of the crazy claims.  From police officers who cause crashes to a Public Works employee who let a child get hurt, when the kid got tangled up in a hose.

Your tax dollars have bought new furniture and new cars.   You name it and you’ve probably paid for it.  In one case, you paid for a woman’s dog that was accidentally killed.

Some of these payouts are just a few hundred dollars while others are much more.

You can watch “Their Claims, Your Money”, Monday night, November 12, 2007, on Eyewitness News Everywhere at 9:00 p.m.

It's your turn to Speak Up! Memphis.

Published Monday, November 12, 2007 9:04 AM by smyers

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African American said:

Where the mayor could make positive change he choose to sit on his duff and rake in his profits. The money can be better spent on Items like this.......

digital camera that's attached to the barrel of a gun and starts recording when an officer draws his or her weapon is allowing law enforcement officials to go high-tech in their hunts.
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Tasers In America

The "Pistol Cam," which acts as extra eyes for any officer caught in a confrontation, currently is only used in Orange County, N.Y. More are expected to end up in police stations around the country during the next few years.

"This allows us the opportunity to review shooting incidents, unlawful use of force incidents and hopefully exonerate the member that's involved in the shooting. It also ensures the public the police are not overstepping their boundaries," said Orange County Sheriff's Office Capt. Dennis Barry.

The camera can catch things like a bullet traveling 1,000 mph from a gun barrel, and the founder of the company that makes the device said it's like an airplane black box because it can't be tampered with by the officer.

The Pistol Cam, which was originally created to videotape animals while hunting, is part of a large move toward more transparency in law enforcement. Dashboard camera videos aboard police cruisers have been popular for years, and now some officers even carry Tasers with cameras.

"You are going to be able to see that I was giving somebody lawful commands. You are going to be able to see them in an … angry stance, emotionally disturbed," said Marcus Martin, of the Las Vegas Metro Police Department, which uses Tasers with cameras.

Police hope the technology will help prevent confusion about what really happens during arrests and stops and help citizen feel more secure having everything caught on tape.
November 12, 2007 10:42 AM
 

Duke said:

So many Memphians are sooo under educated that it's no wonder the city employees, who get jobs because of who they know, mess up.

The city losses money all the time because of messed up reports etc.

Just duuuumbbbbbbbbbbb and ain't hittin on nothing with Senator Ford!
November 12, 2007 12:44 PM
 

wiana said:

I like the idea of the Pistol cam. Now why are we are we throwing away tax money? It is time these people in office prove why we ought to pay them their salary and to justify the money they spend.
June 30, 2008 5:33 PM
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