Does The Fight For Body Cams Trump Privacy Concerns?

Lauren C. Williams, Think Progress
Mon, 04/20/2015 - 12:51pm

CREDIT: AP Photo Mandatory police-worn body cameras have been central to the public call to better mitigate the rising toll of fatal police-involved encounters. Having the camera rolling whether its civilian or police captured has been crucial in the debate over police brutality and lack of accountability. Video footage from police-worn body camera in the fatal shootings, such as the one of unarmed black man, Eric Harris, has been instrumental in understanding what happened.

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