Should Police Officers Wear Body Cameras
Can the public take another incident like the Michael Brown shooting? Of course not! So how about we get body cameras for when the police are on duty. Police officers should wear body cameras, when they’re on duty. They need body cameras because it will be less drama with the public, and will have proof about the truth.
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Having the police wear the body cameras will improve their behavior with the public and the police officers. Equipping police with body cameras may be an effective way to improve the behavior of officers and the public with which they interact, a new study finds(wing). When they wear the cameras the police will behave. They will behave because they know they are being watched by …show more content…
Body cameras are seen as an invasion of privacy, as they provide state-owned footage. When police cameras are on, they will capture everyday civilian and police behavior that does not necessarily need to be recorded. Do all defendants want their arrests recorded? Do all bystanders want to be in those videos when shown in court(5 pro)? Civilians might not want to be video tape, or have there face on camera. Or the public doesn't want to be on camera. It is not practical to have cameras play constantly, there must be guidelines for when police should turn their cameras on and off(5 Pro). There has to be a limit on how long they can have their camera on. They most likely need to turn it on when there around the public or they get a compliant. Cameras also threaten to degrade civic values by turning police officers into walking surveillance tools. This could erode trust between citizens and law enforcement, as well as formalize casual public reconnaissance in a way that the NSA never dreamed of(hilliary). Civilians should trust the police and trust that they will keep the people safe. The camera give us another excuse to not want to trust the police. The police should be truthful and the civilians and they might have more trust in them.
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Police officers should wear body cameras, when they’re on duty. It keeps everyone safe. It gives evidence to the public and the court about what really happened. If police wear the body camera, we could show the public the truth about what happened and show the truth to the court about what happened. If the police don't wear the body camera the public may say something different than what the police are saying, either it's true or it's false. Or what if something happens again like the Michael Brown
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Having the police wear the body cameras will improve their behavior with the public and the police officers. Equipping police with body cameras may be an effective way to improve the behavior of officers and the public with which they interact, a new study finds(wing). When they wear the cameras the police will behave. They will behave because they know they are being watched by …show more content…
Body cameras are seen as an invasion of privacy, as they provide state-owned footage. When police cameras are on, they will capture everyday civilian and police behavior that does not necessarily need to be recorded. Do all defendants want their arrests recorded? Do all bystanders want to be in those videos when shown in court(5 pro)? Civilians might not want to be video tape, or have there face on camera. Or the public doesn't want to be on camera. It is not practical to have cameras play constantly, there must be guidelines for when police should turn their cameras on and off(5 Pro). There has to be a limit on how long they can have their camera on. They most likely need to turn it on when there around the public or they get a compliant. Cameras also threaten to degrade civic values by turning police officers into walking surveillance tools. This could erode trust between citizens and law enforcement, as well as formalize casual public reconnaissance in a way that the NSA never dreamed of(hilliary). Civilians should trust the police and trust that they will keep the people safe. The camera give us another excuse to not want to trust the police. The police should be truthful and the civilians and they might have more trust in them.
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Police officers should wear body cameras, when they’re on duty. It keeps everyone safe. It gives evidence to the public and the court about what really happened. If police wear the body camera, we could show the public the truth about what happened and show the truth to the court about what happened. If the police don't wear the body camera the public may say something different than what the police are saying, either it's true or it's false. Or what if something happens again like the Michael Brown