'Body cameras are not be all end all,' Inglewood Mayor James Butts said. 'A well-trained, well-disciplined police force with reverence for life — that's what you need in our communities.'
Inglewood Mayor James Butts spoke with KCAL News on Wednesday, discussing his thoughts on body-worn cameras for police officers after a man with schizophrenia was fatally shot last week.
"It was not something that should have been difficult to handle," said Mora's aunt, Maria, in Spanish."When he saw police were heading to attack him, he went inside the home and brought a tube. Police, instead of handling the situation by talking, they begin shooting at him multiple times." "Now, it's not going to change anything, to have video of what happened," said Butts, who had an extensive career in law enforcement before turning to politics."Because it's not going to bring anybody back."
Family members say that they had to call police for help with Mora in the past, but force was never required. They're desperate to know why this time was different.
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