Cops Say They Can No Longer Beat People With Impunity 2.39K Ravi Somaiya 04/17/10 11:10AM Filed to: End of an Era End of an Era Police Cops beatings The rise of video cameras — surveillance or cellphone — means that loose cannon cops, who won't do things 'by the book' no matter what the chief says can no longer mete out their own brand of vigilante justice. [AP]