Police Body Cameras

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  • Obama Federally Supports Cameras

    President Obama federally supported police body cameras, saying communities would be compensated partially when buying cameras
  • Body Camera Footage Backfires on a Police Officer

    A police officer accused of shooting an unarmed African American citizen had been charged, and then a year later finally found guilty, due to body camera footage.
  • Body Camera Footage Leads to Civil Rights Charges

    A Las Vegas cop had ended up physically assaulting a woman, but was caught by his body camera, which lead to civil rights charges for the officer
  • Charlotte Installs Curfew And Protester Dies After Being Shot During Unrest

    Due to police brutality and police deparments' decisions on camera footage, protests eventually broke out.
  • Maryland Cop Pepper-Sprays Teenage Girl, Department Defends His Actions

    Another minority had been attacked on police footage, and the department of course defended their officer. This adds to the list of recent police brutality events in the past few months.
  • Police Body Cameras Show Civil Rights Abuse

    A fight had broken out at a local school. The scene eventually escalated, and police came to the scene. Instead of using their de-escalation training, they eventually used their shock weapons on four students, as shown by their body cameras
  • Video Shows Carolina Cop Violently Arrest Black Man For Sitting On His Porch

    A body camera captured footage of a police officer abusing civil rights, and as a result there has been public outlash
  • Graphic Video Shows Fatal Police Shooting Of Unarmed Black Man In El Cajon, California

    Police body camera footage showed the death of a minority, which has happened quite frequently recently. This has strengthened an argument about police brutality.
  • Police Officer Did Not Use Their Body Camera

    The shooting of Laquan McDonald proved police body cameras do not always work. The police officer had claimed to not have his body camera on, during the shooting.