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 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

Yes

 @9FBKC2Z from Georgia agreed…6mos6MO

Top Agreement

I believe that police officers should have body cams. The main reason why I say this because they can be doing something wrong or illegal with the way they do their job. For example, if a police officer is beating a citizen with no reason they can get that on tape and it’s not just for citizens protection it’s also for the officers protection. There has been many officers who have been hurt by others and they should be protected as well. And I understand the job can be dangerous but they could use those body cams for Justice for them and the people in my opinion.

 @FreedomEli from Ohio disagreed…6mos6MO

You bring up some valid points regarding the use of body cameras for police accountability and officer safety. However, it's crucial to consider privacy concerns as well. For instance, body cameras often capture sensitive situations involving citizens in their most vulnerable moments, and the widespread access and potential misuse of this footage could lead to a breach of privacy. In San Francisco, for example, there were concerns about footage from body cameras being misused or ending up in the wrong hands. How would you propose we balance the need for transparency and accountability with the right to privacy?

  @Ars-Gratia-Artiscommented…2mos2MO

You're right, but it's not a reason not to have them. *Technically* no where in the constitution is an inalienable right to privacy mentioned, it's just somewhat respected. I mean, the cameras are useful, I don't think that should be denied, I just think what should be RELEASED should be vetted for safety to protect individuals involved who aren't cops.

 @9JVTPYX  from Florida disagreed…1mo1MO

consider privacy concerns as well. For instance, body cameras often capture sensitive situations involving citizens in their most vulnerable moments, and the widespread access and potential misuse of this footage could lead to a breach of privacy. In San Francisco, for example, there were concerns about footage from body cameras being misused or ending up in the wrong hands.

Majority of the time a police officers are on public property so that's like saying, sure you can't record via body cam but if you want to you can pull your phone out. About people being at their lowest point, to put it simply what does that have to do with the officers? their job is to protect and serve and if they can't protect you because they can use footage of a guy being murdered because of privacy concerns then that alone would raise a red flag. It doesn't matter where you are or might go there is going to be someone who miss uses something, this might something suc…  Read more

 @9F8MCCH from Nebraska agreed…6mos6MO

Cambridge University they discovered that the results of using body cameras resulted in an 88% decline in complaints against police officers and a 60% decline in police officers' use of force.

 @9F95F29Peace and Freedom from California agreed…6mos6MO

For example the clips released about George Floyd would never have existed if not for police body cams and therefore the reason of his death could have been covered up.

 @9FN622K from Ohio agreed…6mos6MO

If an officer or a citizen mistreats the other, or commits and offence towards the other, and there is no evidence to prove it, a bodycam shall act as a means to record evidence, and disprove any false claims if it reaches a court.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

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

 @9F76Q62Republican from Texas agreed…6mos6MO

If somebody you cared about was killed wrongfully you wouldn’t know because it be there word against yours

  @random17345  from North Carolina agreed…4mos4MO

"Cameras also protect police by providing evidence that they have made a legal arrest or stop and that they followed the proper protocol. Not only can body cameras help both citizens and police officers, they can also help to improve the relationship between them." from "Who Do Police Body Cameras Help?" on navalawez.com

 @9GW4QKY from Arizona agreed…4mos4MO

I would not be able to back up my topic. All I know is that there are people smarter than me who agree with me and have evidence and statistics. I'm not smart, but I think that the people meant to protect us killing us and getting away with it is bad. I think that we should be able to see what the people who represent truth and justice for our country are truly doing, since the evidence seems to show that they don't practice what they preach.
I dunno, I just think people getting killed in general is bad.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

No

 @9FBKKLT  from Pennsylvania disagreed…6mos6MO

Top Disagreement

If all police were required to wear body cams, this would eliminate the question of misconduct and if it occurred and to get rid of the "he said she said" conflict.

 @9FF5C55  from Indiana agreed…6mos6MO

Yes, I agree with this. It is the same concept as having a dash cam. It eliminates questions that could be manipulated by a party with more apparent power.

 @PuzzledJ0intResolutionfrom Texas asked…6mos6MO

I'm thrilled to see your agreement here! You brought up an interesting comparison to dash cams. Could you share more about why you think dash cams and body cams share the same benefits?

 @9FFTNGJ from Oregon agreed…6mos6MO

Also, the use of bodycams would decrease the chance of misconduct in general if the officer is aware that their actions are being recorded and can be used against them.

 @9FFJZFJIndependent from Idaho agreed…6mos6MO

Yes, because if its a he said she said thing and they bribe the witnesses then the witness would lie

 @9FF93TXagreed…6mos6MO

Yes, it is the best method of both protecting officers from untrue claims and showing direct evidence of misconduct.

 @9FL2B54  from Oklahoma disagreed…6mos6MO

Body cameras should be worn at all times to make sure that police are being just and fair to citizens.

 @9F95F29Peace and Freedom from California disagreed…6mos6MO

Police should always carry body cams for both evidence of a crime and to make sure they aren’t doing anything suspicious themselves.

 @9GJYLQ3from Maine disagreed…5mos5MO

Body cameras have revealed countless officers committing felonies/breaches of conduct - sackable offences - which would otherwise have gone unchecked were it not for the use of body cameras

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

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

 @9FBFVSC from Tennessee disagreed…6mos6MO

Top Disagreement

All officers should wear a body camera for evidence whether it be against the officer or for the officer.

 @9F8MCCH from Nebraska disagreed…6mos6MO

Body Cameras are made to protect the Officer and the Department in cases of misconduct, it only makes you look bad if you do soemthing wrong.

 @9F8YRB8 from Texas disagreed…6mos6MO

Without body cams no proof of either negative or positive conduct will be available to review our policemen. With body cameras, a safer police force is provided

 @9F8MGYB from Mississippi disagreed…6mos6MO

The officers who would choose not to wear body cameras are the ones we're worried about. The police are the violent enforcement arm of the government. They need to be surveilled in order to prevent the government from overstepping its bounds.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...8yrs8Y

Yes, but only for patrol officers in high crime areas

 @5J4LQMBfrom Illinois answered…3yrs3Y

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.

 @5LDN8JLfrom Georgia answered…3yrs3Y

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

 @56WTPKPfrom Vermont answered…3yrs3Y

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.

 @8LXQB35 from Georgia answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, the cameras never lie. That would help keep officers out of prison and help a lot with the investigations.

 @57JJ5STfrom Ohio answered…3yrs3Y

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

 @5KX4BRQfrom Ohio answered…3yrs3Y

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.

 @4XYN4HZfrom Alabama answered…3yrs3Y

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…  Read more

 @8FYQYQH from Michigan answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but preferably, we should decrease the amount of police that we have in the first place, and spend the resources instead on helping the local community.

 @92DYGCT from Arizona answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, and they shouldn't be allowed to reduce or edit the video recorded by the body camera.

 @8XLR4JX  from North Carolina answered…6mos6MO

Yes, and there should be clear consequences for tampering with the device’s footage.

  @Jones4Potus2024  from Oregon answered…6mos6MO

Yes, and should face punitive action if they turn it off at any time while on duty

 @9D47SPKDemocrat from North Carolina answered…8mos8MO

Yes, this will protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens, and we need reform so that any tampering with the device or footage comes with a clear consequence.

 @99T45NQSocialist from California answered…1yr1Y

 @8FLFTLS from Ohio answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, and they should face consequences if they fail wear or have the camera running at all times when responding to a call.

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