Editorial: Police body cams shouldn’t be surveillance tools
Police body cameras and facial recognition technology serve two completely different purposes and shouldn’t be combined. Body cams record officer interactions with the public and make police less likely to fib about what they did or why, because they know there will be a reviewable recording. Body camera use correlates with an immediate reduction in use-of-force incidents. The cameras can have ...
by The Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times
Jun 01, 2022
2 minutes
Police body cameras and facial recognition technology serve two completely different purposes and shouldn’t be combined.
Body cams record officer interactions with the public and make police less likely to fib about what they did or why, because they know there will be a reviewable recording. Body camera use correlates with an immediate reduction in use-of-force incidents.
The cameras can have a similar effect
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