Body Cameras Haven’t Stopped Police Brutality. Here’s Why
▻https://www.wired.com/story/body-cameras-stopped-police-brutality-george-floyd
Amid worldwide protests over racism and police violence, lawmakers are once again turning to the devices as a tool for reform. After Michael Brown was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, igniting the national Black Lives Matter movement, everyone from then president Barack Obama to members of Brown’s family embraced a relatively new solution for reform : Equip officers with body cameras. If police knew their every action was being recorded, the reasoning went, they would more (...)