Body cameras on policemen is an idea that should be implemented across America. Cameras would provide extra security for the on duty officer in whatever situation he or she may encounter. They can help make the officers’ job safer from attacks on those individual that claim to be abused by cops. This gives the public a different view on what cops are actually doing on their jobs whether their the abuser or the one being abused themselves. Cameras would not stop but give more information about what is taking place from beginning to end with no controversy.
Cameras could limit spending in some departments according to Milwaukee mayor Tom Barret, “The estimated cost is about what it would cost to add 12 officers to the department's ranks of 1,800 sworn officers, Barrett told the newspaper”. Limiting spending in that way could better enhance the departments to spend money on the most up to date equipment. Shooting against unarmed citizens would take a decrease due to the camera being present a cops first thought wouldn’t be to shoot. “So far in 2015, U.S. police killed 776 people, …show more content…
The images and videos being presented from dash cams and cell phones aren’t good enough anymore. Whatever action they may have caught on camera is always missing something, whom truly is the victim in the situation. The media is able to depict who it wants the public to view as the bad guy. That information sometimes can be misinterpreted without all of the key information that the body cameras would and could provide for some of Americas most crime populated areas such as Memphis, Chicago, and Detroit just to name a few. The public needs to know what there up against when it comes to officers being in the wrong and how to avoid those situations and keep calm. Body cameras give the public eyes and ears inside of what is happening to unarmed
Cameras could limit spending in some departments according to Milwaukee mayor Tom Barret, “The estimated cost is about what it would cost to add 12 officers to the department's ranks of 1,800 sworn officers, Barrett told the newspaper”. Limiting spending in that way could better enhance the departments to spend money on the most up to date equipment. Shooting against unarmed citizens would take a decrease due to the camera being present a cops first thought wouldn’t be to shoot. “So far in 2015, U.S. police killed 776 people, …show more content…
The images and videos being presented from dash cams and cell phones aren’t good enough anymore. Whatever action they may have caught on camera is always missing something, whom truly is the victim in the situation. The media is able to depict who it wants the public to view as the bad guy. That information sometimes can be misinterpreted without all of the key information that the body cameras would and could provide for some of Americas most crime populated areas such as Memphis, Chicago, and Detroit just to name a few. The public needs to know what there up against when it comes to officers being in the wrong and how to avoid those situations and keep calm. Body cameras give the public eyes and ears inside of what is happening to unarmed