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Body cam turned off in police killing of 17-year-old Jemboy Baltazar
(www.rappler.com)
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this post was submitted on 14 Aug 2023
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As with a lot of things that happened during the duterte administration, the body cams were for show. This was used to placate people who were wary of police abuse and likely as an opportunity for corruption.