Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?

Yes, this will protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens

No

No, it should be a police department’s or officer’s choice to wear one

Yes, but only for patrol officers in high crime areas

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.

No, police should be retrained to deescalate high-tension situations and react to dangerous suspects with less lethal force. The reason a criminal isn't afraid to shoot a cop is the same reason a soldier isn't afraid to shoot his opponent in battle. If you threaten another person with death, expect them to fight like hell to kill you first. Furthermore, police accused of abusing their power should be tried as if they never had a badge in the first place. Murder is murder regardless of who kills who.

Only In black towns/ neighborhoods

Yes but they should be able to be activated by dispatch officers, not the police officer.

I believe that with the world we live in today, where a young man who actually committed two crimes (theft and beating a policeman until he had to go to the hospital) dies from being shot in self defense and he is the hero, it is absolutely 100% in the interest of the officer to wear this device. Generations struggled for equality and most did so under the non-violent protests and gatherings of Dr. King, Jr. Those courageous people did not suffer and bleed and March just for their grandchildren and great grandchildren could just throw down the race card and the start rioting and looting and

Hell yes! #BlackLivesMatter

All police should be re-trained to learn de-escalation techniques, etc. And if an officer uses excessive force at any time, they should be fired. We need a new approach to policing.

Regardless, eliminate all tax-based police departments and allow the free market to provide police services

Although it should be a police officer's choice to wear one, it would protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens.

No, unless they are a problematic officer and need discipline

No. However, should an officer be potential party to misconduct, they should be confined in jail until the truth of the matter clears them.

Yes because it can teach new and upcoming officers how to handle situations better it is like film for football teams. You learn from their mistakes and can get rid of bad officers.

Yes, and all footage should be publicly posted

yes, because due to the problem with George Floyd so we can avoid more racial problem

Yes, and they should be required to be filming at all times.

No, they should go through enough high-tech training that we should have full trust and they should be trustworthy.

Make them wear the CGI suits while they're at it, I wanna see Thano's with a gun shooting some criminals.

Yes and should be required to have them turned on whenever they interact with someone.

yes incase they do something wrong

Yes, and courts and departments must not be allowed to hide footage. Transparency is necessary.

Yes, but not at the federal level

Yes, and it should be considered obstruction of justice if the officer willingly disables or tampers with it while on duty.

Only when interacting with the public

Yes, but police departments should be prohibited from using facial recognition to create profiles for citizens.

Yes, with the ability to shut it off. Officers need the leeway to inforce letter of the law as well as spirt of the law. Bad cops should be held to Justice by their own. I believe good cops will record the bad.

Yes, for patrol officers responding to calls

Yes, and make it a crime to turn it off

Si, ma solo a livello locale

What about undercover ops? Uniformed officers are better with them

Yes, and should also be required to be recording on the body camera at all times.

Yes, this will protect the safety and rights of officers and citizens, but it’s not a perfect system, sometimes they are looking at something off camera, or their camera gets knocked off. Better solutions should also be implemented.

No, a nation where patrols have cameras creates a surveillance state where everyones activities are recorded at all times.

Yes, and any officer who doesn’t record needs to be removed.

Yes, and make officers keep them turned on

Yes, and back up all incoming footage from body cams so independent arbiters can view unedited footage in misconduct investigations

Yes, and there should be consequences for violations i.e., "losing footage," removing it, covering the lens, etc.,

Yes, but gradually phase in the program to limit short-term cost

it should be provided and recommended for all officers, and required for any officer with multiple complaints of misconduct for a dept. decided length of time

Yes, and it should always be on

No, not by federal law. This is yet another example of where the states should decide for themselves.

No, it's a useless toy that is abused to increase police budgets.

Maybe. Body cameras can certainly help prevent police brutality and even police officers falsely accused of brutality, but I worry also that body cams will put officers under undue pressure, thereby making them less effective at their jobs. I can see it from both sides.

Yes, and a version of the footage, edited only to preserve the privacy of citizens on camera, should be made publicly available

Yes, but the police should be abolished

Yes, at all times on the job.