Questions surrounding the death of a man by Winnipeg police are rekindling conversations around the need for officers to wear body cameras.
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officer turns off a body camera during a demonstration at a news conference in Surrey B.C., on Thursday, November 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
“This is all part and parcel of a review and evaluation that takes place over a period of time,” he said. “Again, is it making the accountability strides that we are looking for? Is it making policing that much better in terms of looking at all of those interactions that take place and how they can be improved upon?”
Former Ontario provincial police commissioner Chris Lewis told CTV News that police-worn body cameras are a must for all officers across the country. Others, like Christopher Schneider, believe body-worn cameras will not restore trust between police and the public and do not provide the full picture.“Are the body cameras ever going to give us a full depiction of an incident or a scenario? No,” said Schneider, who is a sociology professor at Brandon University. “Body-worn camera footage is just a piece of a broader puzzle which could help us understand a situation.
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