Police Body Cameras Pros And Cons

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“Police Body Camera Footage Is Becoming a State Secret” exposes the several police departments across the country that have published police body camera footage for the public eye. Footage was published by departments to shine a positive light on their officers. While police officers in some states release videos to flatter police in an era of distrust in police, other states have passed legislation to keep body camera footage out of the eyes of the public. Police tactics deemed lawful by the government are being misused due to the lack of policy enforcement in police departments across the nation. Body cameras have been used by police since 2007, but only recently have they been used to piece crimes together, whether in the positive or negative