Good Start: Hillary Clinton Calls For Mandatory Police Body Cameras

Posted by | April 29, 2015 16:00 | Filed under: Good News Politics Top Stories

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In her keynote speech at the David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy Forum Wednesday morning, former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton proposed a raft of non-specific criminal justice reforms, but on one issue, she got very specific: police body cameras.

In the wake of countless tragedies, many of which she cited in her speech, Clinton suggested that every police officer be equipped with body cameras, and that the federal government offer matching funds to equip them. The former Senator also seemed to recommend ending federal programs that equip local police with military-style weapons and vehicles…READ MORE

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By: Tommy Christopher

Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.

11 responses to Good Start: Hillary Clinton Calls For Mandatory Police Body Cameras

  1. Suzanne McFly April 29th, 2015 at 16:23

    It is amazing that some local police departments had no problem requesting tanks to be used on residential streets, but yet when it comes to body cams there is very few who seem to want to comply. For that reason alone, police need to have cameras.

    • William April 30th, 2015 at 09:21

      There are no departments in the USA equipped with tanks

      • Suzanne McFly April 30th, 2015 at 11:26

        I’m at work right now and I can’t do the required research, but I thought there was a story about a town in Ohio submitting a request for a tank. Sorry if I am wrong on the information, but I thought that was the story.

        • William April 30th, 2015 at 12:18

          No need to apologize. It’s a common mistake. Many civilians confuse armored personnel carriers with tanks. Armored personnel carriers are useful to the law enforcement community in many ways.
          They allow police to approach known armed suspects more safely.
          Armored personnel carriers are very useful when evacuating civilians from areas where active shooters are present.
          Armored personnel carriers acquired by police departments do not have an offensive main battery. APC’s simply allow the movement of people in or out of hostile environments with a measure of safety.

          • Suzanne McFly April 30th, 2015 at 12:47

            Thank you for the explanation.

  2. Gina April 29th, 2015 at 23:32

    That’s a real speech! Go HRC!

  3. fahvel April 30th, 2015 at 03:43

    body cameras watching you – maybe preventing a few tragedies by taking another nip out of privacy – also, these running folks will say anything a pro pos to the scene whether they believe it or not.

  4. rg9rts April 30th, 2015 at 08:35

    As I recall all the PD’s screamed to high heaven when dash cams were introduced …now they are their friend

  5. Foundryman April 30th, 2015 at 09:51

    I wonder what happens to the videos. Are they public domain and can be viewed by anyone and even put on youtube, maybe a ‘funniest arrest video’ on tv? If a person is pulled over for DUI or any police encounter, and ultimately found innocent, will the arrest video still exist which could be used to embarrass or used to deny employment or some other liability? Will the videos be altered or edited to “prove” guilt? These questions need to be addressed and the privacy issue should not be ignored.

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