In the wake of the lethal shooting of Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri a petition has been launched to have the White House look into requiring all police officers in the country to wear body cameras. The petition has now exceeded 128,000 signatures, the Obama Administration said it will respond to petitions that exceed 100,000.
Yes, and they shouldn't be allowed to reduce or edit the video recorded by the body camera.
Yes!!! And if anyone fails to do what a man of the law says, like "stop, hands up, etc.", then the policeman has the lawful right to arrest you. If you try to shoot him, he can defend himself and shoot you. If you shoot a policeman, you should be arrested and the punishment should be you life's punishment, no exceptions, no parole.
Yes, but only for field officers
Yes, this will protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens, and they must be held responsible for their equipment operating appropriately.
Yes, and their tampering with should carry a mandatory minimum sentence.
Yes, this will protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens it should not be a police department’s or officer’s choice to wear one, and they should not be allowed to turn off or mute the cameras while on duty either.
Depends on officer assignment and investigative technique but yes in general
Yes, and any policing action taken without body cam footage (including audio) should be considered illegitimate and subject to criminal charges
It is a waste of money, abolish the police
Yes, and be forced to turn them on
I'm kind of in the middle on this.
No, police should not exist
yes, but ensure the video footage is for legal use only and can only be released if the citizens on camera consent
yes because not all cops are good cops.
yes, i think it should be worn at all times and on and footage should be checked everyday
Yes, and they should not have the option to turn them off
Yes. They should also be required to have frequent mental health checks evaluations. They should also be trained on how to deal with violent and non-violent situations - using their weapons as a resort.
They should be worn if the officer has shown suspicious activity. Or if the officer is in a high crime area while on a call
No, this should be decided at State or local level.
YES and after every incident it should be released to the people (us) and the head of their department
Yes but no at the same time because sometimes officers lie about a situation that occurred so a camera can show if they're lying or not but they shouldn't also because some people feel threatened.
They should have them on at all times to get everything
Yes, all police and the camera must always be on (unless you are doing something personal - e.g. bathroom). this will protect both sides
Yes, and microphones that record the audio not just video and it should be illegal for them to turn them off
Yes, and there's no reason for them to be turned off, so mandate that they remain on.
If the police were abolished, we would save the need for Body Cameras.
States rights is where this belongs
Yes, and it should be illegal to turn off the body cam or tamper with the footage
Yes, and it should be a crime for an officer to turn it off
yes becuse we don't more black people get killed so yeah.
Yes and punishments accordingly to those who do not use them appropriately or turn them off
It should be encouraged, but who's paying for it?
Yes, and they should be ones with at least 60 FPS so it is easy to see what's happening. and the footage should be public unless if it infringes on peoples rights or puts lives in danger
Yes, but only if the video is protected for individual and officer rights and not automatically available to the public.
Yes, and should be on at all times so that the footage from that and any possible footage from any bystanders of a situation, can be used in a court of law aa evidence.
Yes, and make all collected footage publicly accessible
Yes! Yes! A 1000x yes!
it should be recommended
yes incase something happens to someone dies
Highly suggested for officers' safety
Defund the police. The police are racist.
Yes and no because they should be able to chose if they wear one or not but it is also nice to have on when you are doing something and need to go back look to see what you did wrong or what you could have done better and they might need it as evidence to what actually happen to make sure no one is lying
No, it should be up to the local community to decide
Yes and it must be on.
Yes, until they learn how to behave
Yes, abolish the police
Yes, and must be running at all times with review of the footage.
And can not turn them off. Live streamed and saved.
Yes but only when an officer is on patrol or had a history of getting into questionable situations
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