Pros And Cons Of Police Waring Body Cameras

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Police waring body cameras are a beneficial resource tool for detecting police misconduct in addition to enforcing accountability. Police waring body camera can deterrer excessive use of force, false reporting, and increase convictions for police that abuse their power. Citizens have filmed police officers committing unethical and unprofessional actions that resulted in officers facing criminal charges or terminated from their jobs. For instance, the shooting of Jordan Edwards by Texas police officer Roy Oliver. Oliver shot into a vehicle of teen and falsely reported what has happen. Oliver was wearing a body camera that reviled the truth. He fired on the vehicle while it was driving away from him not moving towards him. A study by Farrar