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Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?

In 2021 the U.S. Justice Department announced that federal agents would be required to wear body cameras when executing arrest warrants or searching buildings. A 2022 Bureau of Justice Statistics report found that 80% of local police departments in the US used body cameras. The study found that departments that used body cameras showed improvement in officer safety, increased evidence quality and reduced civilian complaints.

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 @B545KYK  from Illinois  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, but with severe restrictions on the ability of the officer or department to access the footage; it should also be completely illegal to use it for surveillance purposes (face recognition/database, for example)

 @9QTJ2V6  from Alabama  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, and require that the Officer's be immediately terminated if they purposefully shut their body camera off for any reason.

 @95SCJLY from Indiana  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but police departments should be abolished all together.

 @94FZ8LC from Michigan  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes. And it should be illegal to remove/turn them off and they should be under investigation immediately if they do so.

 @84ZWD6LLibertarian from Pennsylvania  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but only at the federal level and departments that receive federal funding. Let other states and local governments determine at their level

 @GuitarLord25Socialist from Vermont  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but if we're serious about protecting the lives of police officers and fighting police brutality, we must do more to demilitarize law enforcement and expand the criminal justice network to ensure safety, accountability, and justice.

 @GuitarLord25Socialist from Vermont  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but I would prefer to focus on having the role of police demilitarized and be focused on de-escalation to ensure safety, accountability, and justice.

 @8TNZPLJ from New York  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, they should have to all the time

 @8T8XRYB from Pennsylvania  answered…5yrs5Y

Yrs, but all cameras must be forced to be on 24/7, footage must be made available for a civilian body to review for misconduct, & footage can not be edited by departments before being released.

 @8SYM8WR from Michigan  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, and they should be unallowed to turn them off or remove them

 @naomioniSocialist from California  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, in the meantime. Longterm: Abolish Prisons, end the Police State.

 @8RYJS89 from New Mexico  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, and ensure they cannot turn them off.

 @DolopdueProgressive from Idaho  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes and the punishment for turning it off or obstruction of it should be severe

 @3N75MNQIndependent from North Carolina  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, but it should be a state/local decision and not a federal mandate.

 @8PN84X3Socialist from Nebraska  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, and they shouldn't be allowed to be disabled.

 @8LJQQJGSocialist from Virginia  answered…6yrs6Y

The police should be abolished in the first place

 @8JPXT7QSocialist from Georgia  answered…6yrs6Y

No, because that assumes that police 'should' do something when they should just be abolished

 @8G7364V from Maryland  answered…6yrs6Y

No because they are expensive and have no effect.

 @8F2S69L from Washington D.C.  answered…6yrs6Y

The police should be abolished and replaced with social programs

 @84ZWD6LLibertarian from Pennsylvania  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, but only at the federal level. Let states and local governments determine at their level

 @8C63X4Y from Pennsylvania  answered…6yrs6Y

It should be their choice, but it would help them be safer.

 @84ZWD6LLibertarian from Pennsylvania  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but only at the federal level. Let other states and local governments determine at their level

 @84ZWD6LLibertarian from Pennsylvania  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but only at the federal level and local/state departments that receive federal funding. Let other states and local governments determine at their level

 @97MZP5QDemocrat from Kentucky  answered…4yrs4Y

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

 @97J7JWW from California  answered…4yrs4Y

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

 @93VN5VW from Missouri  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes and there should be harsh penalties for turning off the body camera during any interaction with the public at any point in time and for any reason. All body camera footage should be subject to local nonpartisan community groups for independent audit.

 @9GDMYVM from Nevada  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes and they should NEVER have the ability to turn them off or disable or obstruct the camera or it’s view in any way.

 @8GZRRDZProgressive from Illinois  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes and they should be legally required to have them on every single second they're on duty

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