Body Cameras Pros And Cons

The idea of requirement of body cameras in the police force has exploded a controversy. Many people believe that police officers should be required to wear body cameras, while others do not. People are requiring police officers to wear body cameras because there has been cases in which people doubt justice was made. Cases like the death of Eric Garner, the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, the death of Sandra Bland, and others. In these cases the families of the victims were unsatisfied with the decision juries took on the death of their loved ones. To prevent cases like these people have brought up the idea of police officers wearing body cameras while on duty to record every incident they encounter while on duty. These body cameras can help by preventing violence, and help with accountability, but also bring up the issue about privacy. First, the use of body cameras can help prevent violence between the police officer and the victim. When a victim gets stopped by the police officers they are …show more content…
Some people might say that the police officers use of body cameras violates their right of privacy. Often it is questioned about the people that get caught on camera as bystanders and the effect of them being shown in the courtrooms even if it’s not them they are focusing on. In particular, the most troubling aspect of recording will occur when camera-equipped officers are inside people 's homes, whenever police enter — including in instances of consensual entry in example, responding to a burglary call, voluntarily participating in an investigation, and such things as domestic violence calls. Some people might feel it is an abuse of privacy while others just see it as a security measure. The people have said that if the police officers wear body cameras anytime a police officer gets near them they know what to expect, and therefore it’s not an abuse of