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(297,285 posts)Mahalo Major..
More news on the PD and BodyCams..
Ferguson effect: Obama seeks 50,000 body cameras for police
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WASHINGTON - To increase police accountability and address complaints about officers' misconduct, President Barack Obama has sought 50,000 body cameras for police around the United States.
Obama met the Congress with a $75million plan over three years to help purchase the recording devices, following the countrywide turmoil over the killing of black teen Michael Brown in a police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri in August.
According to reports, the federal government would provide a 50 percent match to agencies that buy the cameras. There are more than 900,000 sworn officers in the US.[/b
]Since there were no recordings of the August shooting incident, Brown's death put the spotlight on a perceived lack of trust of minorities, in particular, in the fairness of law enforcement in the US.
MOre..http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/228213003
They're going to do it in Atlanta Georgia..
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"Mayor Kasim Reed who was in attendence along with local leaders took the opportunity to announce a pilot program for Atlanta police officers to adopt body cameras."
http://www.atlantaleader.com/index.php/sid/228213003