WHY IT CAN BE VALUABLE TO CARRY both a gun and a recorder.

Related: This Is The Police: Put Down Your Camera.

UPDATE: A reader emails:

I have been following your posts on this subject with great interest.

The problem — as noted in a recent post or two — is that the arresting officers sometimes delete or “disappear” the video.

There is a solution to that problem that I have not seen mentioned — streaming video, using services like Qik.com. These not only record the video to the cell phone itself, but stream live, and automatically archive the video to a website. As soon as one hits the “stop” button, it archives to the website. Evidence preserved.

“No video you say?”. . Might want to compare that police report to THIS ONE.

I haven’t used Qik. Anyone out there have experience with it?