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The Mets, like many other teams, show a kiss cam on the scoreboard between innings in which couples are encouraged to smooch. But the Mets also had a habit of showing opposing players on the kiss cam — their image framed inside of a heart — as a gag. Not everyone found it funny, of course: Some fans complained that the joke was homophobic, and one fan in particular has tweeted at them for months to get them to drop it. … [Read more...] about The Mets Will Finally Stop Showing Opposing Players on the Kiss Cam As a Joke

The researchers suggested that their findings are reason to “recalibrate our expectations” of body cameras. Law enforcement “should not expect dramatic reductions in documented uses of force or complaints, or other large-scale shifts in police behavior, solely from the deployment of this technology,” says a summary of the report. … [Read more...] about Body Cams Had No Impact on Police Behavior, New Study Shows