Wednesday, December 3, 2014

$250 million for body cams?

That's a lotta  money, even for the Feds.  
Question:  Do you think things would have been different in Ferguson if the officer had been wearing a body cam?  The officer says that Brown, a big and scary looking guy, attacked him, and he shot in self defense.  He probably would have fired at Brown even if he had been wearing a body cam. 
   I suppose that body camera's would deter a few cops from doing a Rodney King act on some hapless target.  But American cops are pretty good about being professional, defense attorneys do a lot to reinforce the professional behavior.  I don't think $250 million worth of body cams will make them much more professional. 

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