Persuasive Essay On Police Cameras

In the digital age of selfies and social media where everyone sees and records what everyone else is doing there is a major focus on the use of one particular camera and how it affects personal rights. Walking down almost any city street you would be hard pressed not to find security cameras, people recording with cell phones or taking pictures on them; yet most people now don’t even notice them for how main stream they have become. Yet with all of the cameras already recording and surveilling the general public, the topic of police worn cameras has become a major point of contention in the public eye and for policy makers at both local and national levels. As the debate unfolds the key points of contention continue to be the civil rights of individuals to privacy versus the ability to concisely convey the facts of an incident involving …show more content…
Some police departments using these cameras have already displayed that the materials being disclosed to the public upon request vary greatly depending on the individual departments’ policies that are in place. As different groups try to find the answer for the proper use of these system the points consistently being brought up are when to record, should it be a constant recording of the full shift or at the discretion of the officer. Secondly the rights of all the people being recorded; the officers, subject that is the focus of the officer, and bystanders that may be recorded. Finally how much of a video should be given to the public and media outlets when requested, the full un-edited video or should some level of editing be done to protect people’s rights; and whom should do that editing to preserve the integrity of the video without removing anything that could be used as evidence against the police