You make two very good points with the cons. The initial cost alone for every officer in every state would be a small fortune. Furthermore, can you imagine the cost in replacement cameras every time an officer is involved in a physical confrontation with the possibilities of the camera/equipment to be damaged? Definitely something to consider with cost as well. Inconsistency of cameras within the states is also an important issue. I think inconsistency between officers in different states could cause civilians to be outraged under certain circumstances. For instance, if an incident happened in Iowa where the officers were equipped with body cameras the outcome there is no question to what happened because everything is captured on video. Opposed
