Body cameras are not an answer to systemic police violence – they undermine the push for defunding GlobeDebate
, body cameras are “a kind of liberal panacea” for those who “are not interested in decreasing the police’s power.”
And those studies reflect what many already see. The police know they are routinely being filmed while suppressing protests across the United States, and yet there are countless videos of persisting police brutality. More to the point, body cameras – as well as multiple live observers – did not deter Derek Chauvin from killing Mr. Floyd in broad daylight, nor did the video recording of Eric Garner’s killing hold Daniel Pantaleo accountable, who was not even charged, let alone convicted.
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