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Default Body Cameras
On 11/26/2014 8:03 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 26 Nov 2014 19:48:46 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


Looks like one of the immediate reactions to the Ferguson (and other)
shooting(s) is a call for all police officers in the USA to wear a
camera intended to document what occurs in a police action.

Pros? Cons?

The only con I have heard is the privacy issue. The pictures are in
the public domain and a lot of people who were not actually arrested
can still have their image popping up on youtube.



My gut feeling is that the benefits (to both the police officer and the
person detained) far outweigh any negatives.

Many squad cars have them now but the coverage is restricted to the
car's position.


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