Body Cameras Arguments

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The medium that I choose to convey my visual argument was a website. My argument was that police officers should be required to wear body cameras because they have helped in citizens get off, they are more beneficial then harmful, and the body cameras could prevent future instances of police brutality. My audiences for this visual argument is the general public so that they can be made aware of what is going on and develop their own opinions on the topic. The purpose is to raise awareness and have the citizens thinking about what can be done to combat issues such as police brutality. I would like them to know that body cameras are one of the solutions to police brutality. My website that I created was the way that I achieved my point of bringing

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