Technology is becoming so advanced in today’s society. Officers are starting to wear body cameras to record what takes place on duty. In a piece written for The New Yorker, Veronica Majerol has written about the use of theses cameras and if they will benefit today’s society. Many say this will help from the police not obeying citizens rights, while other believe this will raise a concern for privacy. There is no question that something needs to be done, and theses cameras will give the public truth on what is going on.
A recent study shows that police complaints have dropped everywhere that they are being used. One study in California showed “public complaints against officers plunged 88% compared with the previous 12 months officers' use of force fell by 60%” (“The Guardian”). Police are more likely to be professional, and follow the rules when they know they are being watched. Many of the studies show drops in the crime rate when begin recorded with the body cameras (“The Guardian”). Body cameras have dropped rates in all categories in …show more content…
For example, “Michael Brown was an unarmed black teenager shot by a police officer in Ferguson” (“Should police wear body cameras”). However the officer was not wearing a body cam therefore parts of the case are missing, but if he had been wearing one the people could have gotten a better view on what happen between the two. “They are left with the police version of what happened, and as we’ve seen recently, their version isn’t always what happened” (Should police wear body cameras”). Police have not always done what’s right when it come to obeying citizens rights. Civilians have recorded officers using brute force with their cellular devices, and captured police brutality. WIthin this society many black citizens have been killed or been wrongly convicted off of a one sided story off of a police
A recent study shows that police complaints have dropped everywhere that they are being used. One study in California showed “public complaints against officers plunged 88% compared with the previous 12 months officers' use of force fell by 60%” (“The Guardian”). Police are more likely to be professional, and follow the rules when they know they are being watched. Many of the studies show drops in the crime rate when begin recorded with the body cameras (“The Guardian”). Body cameras have dropped rates in all categories in …show more content…
For example, “Michael Brown was an unarmed black teenager shot by a police officer in Ferguson” (“Should police wear body cameras”). However the officer was not wearing a body cam therefore parts of the case are missing, but if he had been wearing one the people could have gotten a better view on what happen between the two. “They are left with the police version of what happened, and as we’ve seen recently, their version isn’t always what happened” (Should police wear body cameras”). Police have not always done what’s right when it come to obeying citizens rights. Civilians have recorded officers using brute force with their cellular devices, and captured police brutality. WIthin this society many black citizens have been killed or been wrongly convicted off of a one sided story off of a police