Smile for the Camera
February 26, 2016, Sanford Police received a call to the scene of a crime. A 17-year-old
African American boy, Trayvon Martin, was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch captain.
Coming home from a convenience store with a can of soda and some candy, Martin was seen as suspicious. George Zimmerman, accused of the murder of Trayvon Martin, later walked out of the courtroom with a "Not Guilty" plea. Zimmerman waived his right to the "Stand Your
Ground" law. In the release of the phone records it was said that Zimmerman made some racially biased slurs about Martin when reporting him to the police initially; before the operator told him to stay in his vehicle. Nobody truly knows the events that happened that evening; if Zimmerman …show more content…
Once citizens start gaining better rapport and more trust with officers, they are more likely to inform police bureaus of a crime, or cooperate with police when getting pulled over.
Consequently, body worn cameras have more positive stipulations than negative.
Cameras will eventually become more widely used amongst officers. Once the implementation of body cameras is used nationwide, officers and citizens will begin to see the trust between them that was once there. Body worn cameras hold everyone involved in an arrest accountable for their actions, prevent officers or civilians from being overly aggressive or falsely accusing one another, and shows the human side of being a police officer. Ultimately, cameras help the courts, the citizens, and the officers. If the officers have nothing to hide, they will hide nothing.
Instead of constantly feeling like humans are at war with our own people, communities can build the trust back between officers and citizens. American citizens should never be fearful to speak to a cop, call 911, or get pulled over (if they are doing nothing illegal). Body cameras give
Manderscheid 6 civilians that sense that even in an altercation with an officer, they will be alright and his or
February 26, 2016, Sanford Police received a call to the scene of a crime. A 17-year-old
African American boy, Trayvon Martin, was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch captain.
Coming home from a convenience store with a can of soda and some candy, Martin was seen as suspicious. George Zimmerman, accused of the murder of Trayvon Martin, later walked out of the courtroom with a "Not Guilty" plea. Zimmerman waived his right to the "Stand Your
Ground" law. In the release of the phone records it was said that Zimmerman made some racially biased slurs about Martin when reporting him to the police initially; before the operator told him to stay in his vehicle. Nobody truly knows the events that happened that evening; if Zimmerman …show more content…
Once citizens start gaining better rapport and more trust with officers, they are more likely to inform police bureaus of a crime, or cooperate with police when getting pulled over.
Consequently, body worn cameras have more positive stipulations than negative.
Cameras will eventually become more widely used amongst officers. Once the implementation of body cameras is used nationwide, officers and citizens will begin to see the trust between them that was once there. Body worn cameras hold everyone involved in an arrest accountable for their actions, prevent officers or civilians from being overly aggressive or falsely accusing one another, and shows the human side of being a police officer. Ultimately, cameras help the courts, the citizens, and the officers. If the officers have nothing to hide, they will hide nothing.
Instead of constantly feeling like humans are at war with our own people, communities can build the trust back between officers and citizens. American citizens should never be fearful to speak to a cop, call 911, or get pulled over (if they are doing nothing illegal). Body cameras give
Manderscheid 6 civilians that sense that even in an altercation with an officer, they will be alright and his or