Commission approves policy for Los Angeles police body cameras

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Source: Yahoo! News / Reuters

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Police Commission approved a policy on Tuesday clearing the way for the widespread use of body cameras by patrol officers in the second-largest U.S. city, as tensions rise in the United States over police use-of-force incidents.

Mayor Eric Garcetti said in December the city would equip 7,000 Los Angeles Police Department officers with the devices over the next two years to capture their day-to-day interactions with civilians.

The commission's 3-1 vote on rules governing the use of the devices brings Los Angeles closer to becoming the largest U.S. city to put body cameras into widespread use. New York, Chicago and Washington are conducting pilot programs to test the cameras and evaluate their worth.

Officials are also testing the use of body cameras by officers in Baltimore, which on Monday saw riots following several days of protests over the death of a black man who suffered a fatal spine injury while in police custody.


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[SwankyXomb]

1. This ought to be good

The LAPD has already shown they'll damage their cars to keep the dashboard cams from working, what do you think they'll do here?

[Suji to Seoul]

2. Should be standard equipment and if it is damaged maliciously, should be treated as a felony

destruction of evidence charge and instant dismissal from the force upon conviction or independent investigation.