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.
@6K5MRNCRepublican12mos
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.
@6MFYRSNRepublican12mos
Only In black towns/ neighborhoods
Yes but they should be able to be activated by dispatch officers, not the police officer.
@5YZP5K2Republican12mos
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.
@68KK6TVLibertarian12mos
Regardless, eliminate all tax-based police departments and allow the free market to provide police services
I think that this would solve problems if officers would wear cameras because we would be able to have proof of who was right or wrong. I think that it would solve some of the defund the police and Black Lives Matter issues because we would be able to see what actually happened.
No, it is far too expensive and difficult to maintain
Yes and make sure they can’t be hacked into.
Yes, but once the footage is reviewed and deemed not to contain any damning evidence against the officer it can be deleted.
i do not have an opinion
Yes, this will protect the safety and rights of citizens.. but also abolish the police fgs
The police shouldn't exist
For an warrant being conducted all officers should be required to wear body cams. They shouldn’t be necessary for routine traffic stops
Yes, and the footage inspected by non-police agencies.
Mostly, as often as possible. There will be instances that warrant exception though.
It should be up to each state individually.
Depends on the situation and the officer
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.
@9LLDZ25Constitution12mos
States rights is where this belongs
yes incase something happens to someone dies
@9KQDVCZRepublican12mos
Highly suggested for officers' safety
Defund the police. The police are racist.
@9KQ6KW6Constitution12mos
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
@9KDZK3XLibertarian12mos
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
Only if full and unedited videos are available so footage cannot be manipulated and it should be understood they may not be able to capture the full context of a situation
Yes, but there should be no increase in police budget to fund these cameras
It would be too easy to rig the footage for both sides.
No, only the officers who were convicted of abuse of power etc.
Only some officers like if they are new or if they have a anger or something propblem like that.
Yes, and they should be required to stay on when making a traffic stop or arrest
Yes, and general public should have access to the footage.
Yes, when involved with someone but not all the time.
Yes, but the cameras should not be able to be manually turned on or off by the officers
Yes, this will help prove that law enforcement officers are doing their job properly
Yes, and any thing that happens off camera should be considered pre-meditated on the part of the officer
Yes, when it comes to officers committing crimes against people of color even WITH body cams officers still get off with a light slap on the wrist but judges seem to turn a blind eye when there are no cameras. Body cams would be the first step in making sure that officers get convicted as well. Just because you wear blue doesn’t mean you automatically leave all of your human impulses at the door
Yes because we don't usually know the full act in crime, unless we actually see what's going on. Now in time not all police officers are good so we need to know the full story.
Should all cell phone footage be required to be turned in if it is a recording of a police officer/ citizen altercation that shows the full story instead of just what the media has released?
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