Ever been falsely of accused of any type of crime or been taking to jail because you supposedly was disrespecting an police officer ? its your word against there's most time there's not enough evidence to back you up so you might end up paying for crime you didn't do . Since the the shooting death of an unarmed black teenage in August 2014 police officers are equipped to be with body cameras . Personally I think wearing body cameras should be a requirement because too many illegal use of force has been shrouded from public view by the means of dishonest reporting done by police officers and it can also help reduce the numbers of complaints by the citizens that are against the police. police officers having cameras on them at all time