Essay On Body Cameras

Police sometimes abuse their power, and because there is no evidence, they cannot be found guilty in courts. Most public opinions are said that they want body cameras on police officers but some say that they don 't want this because of privacy in the public. Because of issues of police brutality with minorities police officers should have body cameras on at all times. As most Americans living in the United States want cameras on officers at all times for their own safety, what changes can body cameras bring to our society? "The Brown shooting and other recent police shootings in which apparently unarmed men were killed and accounts of what happened sharply differ have led to growing calls for standard use of such body cameras and "dash cams by police” (Paulson). This can lead to many other problems, such as raids and more. This is because the public sees abusement of police officers to normal citizens. This has lead to many more disasters in the USA since the officer in the case was found …show more content…
"Looking at this video, you really want a police agency to be really transparent"(Gass). This shows that, many experts have watched these videos to prove who is guilty and a criminal in some cases. If the government, judges, lawyers, public and many more are using the footage to defend themselves in the court, it means that the system is working. “A Connecticut lawyer who has defended several police officers accused of misconduct”(Apuzzo and Williams). This shows that people are actually standing up to themselves, when they know they haven’t broken any law. The public is more confident when they know they haven’t broken any laws because they would know that the police officer was wearing a body camera and that it was recording everything that was going on at that moment when he got arrested or accused of a crime. Overall, body cameras improve the system of courts and help the public defend