Over the past years police have gotten more and more hostile towards citizens resulting in over 1,093 americans and counting being killed by police forces. Equipping police with body cameras may be an effective way to improve the behavior of police and civilians. Police should wear body cameras because it would decrease public complaints, end police brutality, and show who is accountable for crime. Over the past years there have been complaints about police being violent or brutal towards civilians. This has led to “calls nationwide for more cameras worn by officers” (Kelsh). If police wear body cameras it could improve their image and show who is accountable in the situation. Police have recently been given a bad reputation but requiring police
