Mike Brown, teen, shot and killed by policemen. Eric Garner, a husband and father, killed by policemen Sandra Bland, a women of character; leader in her community, killed by policemen. All these people are some of many killed by policemen in past years. The situation between race and policemen has took a turn for the worse in America. Some say that police are taking their rights and abusing them. To stop this on-going problem, we needed to find a way to show the truth and what was thought to have happened. They brought up cameras. Should policemen be forced to wear body cameras while on duty? Proponents claim that to reduce the amount of violence, especially racial violence, police should be forced to wear a body camera. A camera would allow,
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The accountability of police wearing body cameras is a positive benefit. A woman commenting on the issue claims that, “innocent people are dying and police need to be held accountable for what they are doing, bad or good.” (Stanley). This statement is another benefit of the body camera. In a 2015 police violence report “Mapping Police Violence,” the author states” Unarmed black people were killed at 5x the rate of unarmed whites in 2015.(MappingPoliceViolence). Many people feel that in court the police are not being convicted of killing unarmed people. The cameras require justice in court, because currently without cameras “Only 9 of 102 cases resulted in officers being charged with a crime.” …show more content…
The amount of privacy is a big issue regarding the cameras. When wearing the cameras, police do not always know what kind of situation they are getting into. An officer might be called to a home for rape, and because they are being forced to wearing the cameras, the victim will be on film. Concerns of the opponents needs to be considered. An Ohio State University study illustrates that body cameras invading privacy can make the situation worse. (Kampee). In the study a woman commented, “I don’t want to see my son being killed, that would scar me for the rest of my life.” These recordings will be available to the public, and then ones privacy is invaded. A solution to the issue is turning the audio on which would lead to problems. The issue with police being in charge of the camera is that evidence could be deleted, changed, and altered. Also, the police should not be able to decide on what is recorded and what is not. Instead it becomes a “fuzzy”
The accountability of police wearing body cameras is a positive benefit. A woman commenting on the issue claims that, “innocent people are dying and police need to be held accountable for what they are doing, bad or good.” (Stanley). This statement is another benefit of the body camera. In a 2015 police violence report “Mapping Police Violence,” the author states” Unarmed black people were killed at 5x the rate of unarmed whites in 2015.(MappingPoliceViolence). Many people feel that in court the police are not being convicted of killing unarmed people. The cameras require justice in court, because currently without cameras “Only 9 of 102 cases resulted in officers being charged with a crime.” …show more content…
The amount of privacy is a big issue regarding the cameras. When wearing the cameras, police do not always know what kind of situation they are getting into. An officer might be called to a home for rape, and because they are being forced to wearing the cameras, the victim will be on film. Concerns of the opponents needs to be considered. An Ohio State University study illustrates that body cameras invading privacy can make the situation worse. (Kampee). In the study a woman commented, “I don’t want to see my son being killed, that would scar me for the rest of my life.” These recordings will be available to the public, and then ones privacy is invaded. A solution to the issue is turning the audio on which would lead to problems. The issue with police being in charge of the camera is that evidence could be deleted, changed, and altered. Also, the police should not be able to decide on what is recorded and what is not. Instead it becomes a “fuzzy”