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Should police be required to wear body cams?

MrPeanut said:
I completely support requiring body cameras for police officers. It will not only cut back on police brutality, but it may even make those being arrested be less aggressive if they know they are being filmed.
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This was my opinion as well. I think this is one of the few issues that I believe a vast majority of people would support.
 
Winston said:
Should police be required to wear body cams?

Data is still muddied as to whether or not body cams reduce police misconduct. I feel like it is a gross invasion of personal privacy but, if you can turn them off so, they don't roll when you're just eating lunch with your buddies or talking shop with the detectives, it shouldn't be that big of a deal. In my opinion, police should be required to fire their cameras up for all stops. That would prevent police brutality, bribes, cops confiscating contraband and pocketing it.

It could also potentially cut back on police giving people breaks. And citizen's wouldn't like that very much. Pull someone over for 20 over, with a body cam, would they be required to write them up for 20 over, and not bump it down to 15 for cooperation?

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It would also cut down on the false claims of police brutality and show the public what assholes the cops have to deal with day in and day out.
 
Yes because it will protect both the cops and civilians and suspects.
This woman falsely accuses a cop of raping her to get away from DUI punishment, thanks to the bodycam it saved his life from getting ruined.


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