Thursday, August 28, 2014

Cameras on Cops

It looks like the unrest in Ferguson will put policing on the public agenda for a period of time, which raises a host of related issues. I'll try to compile a list in a later post, but one issue is whether police should wear cameras.

This - at least in theory - provides a visual record of what happens on the ground and helps clarify the nature of any confrontation that might arise.

Here are a few article laying out the arguments:

Should Cops Wear Body Cameras? One Ex-Cop Says Yes.