U.S. announces $20 mn police body camera program
May 2, 2015 15:47:55 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2015 15:47:55 GMT -6
Police Body Cameras may be on the way across the nation! YAY!
I have no desire or even tolerance for this 'national police force' garbage. If they want to impose a few federal standards though, OH..BY ALL MEANS, they should feel FREE to. Obama *IS* the best President for THIS kind of reform and improvement. It's a damn shame he doesn't STICK to what he's good at, and stay out of where he could screw up a wet dream in ways to make new history with, but we can't get everything we want in a single day, can we?
For now, its enough to say....its about time, and late as it is.....but YAY! UsIR2gFKB0CLlT_iyfUa bunnydance
US officials on Friday announced a $20-million pilot program to help equip law enforcement agencies across the country with body cameras.
The program is part of a general push by American police agencies to outfit officers with cameras to provide clear recordings of arrests, and is part of a proposal by President Barack Obama last year to invest $75 million to purchase 50,000 body cameras.
The move comes amid growing calls for transparency and accountability in the law enforcement community after a string of high-profile deadly encounters between white police officers and black men.
The program is part of a general push by American police agencies to outfit officers with cameras to provide clear recordings of arrests, and is part of a proposal by President Barack Obama last year to invest $75 million to purchase 50,000 body cameras.
The move comes amid growing calls for transparency and accountability in the law enforcement community after a string of high-profile deadly encounters between white police officers and black men.
The $20 million includes $17 million in competitive grants for the purchase of body cameras, $2 million for training and technical assistance, and $1 million for the development of evaluation tools, officials said.
No rain clouds allowed. This is happy, sunny day news!
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