Essay On Body Cameras
“You can observe a lot by watching,” –Yogi Berra. Why should police officers wear body cameras? Body cameras are a safe means of making sure police officers are doing their public duty of protecting and serving. Body cameras can help be sure that police officers aren’t abusing their power to frighten others and become dirty cops. Incidents like that where officers weren’t equipped with body cameras are the reasons for Ferguson and Baltimore, where the public and the legal system had no real evidence of what occurred. Body cameras for police officers are a necessity, and are very useful equipment, but should not be abused.
The first thing to remember is that there are compelling arguments as to why police officers should not be subjugated …show more content…
For example, they could be used to be sure the police officer is doing their civil duty, and not being a symbol of fear. There have been many situations where the media has shown cases of officers misusing their equipment, hurting people with said equipment, being seen as prejudiced towards certain groups and ethnicities, and even murdering people that had no reason to die. If we cannot observe our police officers, then maybe we do not know 100% about what they do. It would also keep police accountable for their conduct; whether it is appropriate or inappropriate. There have been many cases, such as Ferguson and Baltimore, where there were no surveillance systems equipped on the police officers, leaving the public unsure of what actually happened. Finally, it would show a more human side of policing. Today, the world has been corrupted by social media, where the public can misuse shown footage and make it seem like something that it isn’t. Such as, a crime that was committed by someone could be edited to make the police officer’s look like monsters, although with body cameras, such events could not be edited. Such equipment can be a necessity to our society; not only for legal purposes, but for our state of mind. If we cannot be sure of what our police officers are really doing, how can we trust them to serve and
The first thing to remember is that there are compelling arguments as to why police officers should not be subjugated …show more content…
For example, they could be used to be sure the police officer is doing their civil duty, and not being a symbol of fear. There have been many situations where the media has shown cases of officers misusing their equipment, hurting people with said equipment, being seen as prejudiced towards certain groups and ethnicities, and even murdering people that had no reason to die. If we cannot observe our police officers, then maybe we do not know 100% about what they do. It would also keep police accountable for their conduct; whether it is appropriate or inappropriate. There have been many cases, such as Ferguson and Baltimore, where there were no surveillance systems equipped on the police officers, leaving the public unsure of what actually happened. Finally, it would show a more human side of policing. Today, the world has been corrupted by social media, where the public can misuse shown footage and make it seem like something that it isn’t. Such as, a crime that was committed by someone could be edited to make the police officer’s look like monsters, although with body cameras, such events could not be edited. Such equipment can be a necessity to our society; not only for legal purposes, but for our state of mind. If we cannot be sure of what our police officers are really doing, how can we trust them to serve and