Maryland to Consider Bill Requiring All Cops to Wear Body Cameras

To help cops prove they were right, lawmaker says

There have been conflicting reports of what happened during several high-profile deaths in police custody. Now a state lawmaker has proposed a controversial new bill that could force all officers to use wearable video cameras capturing their every move…

Delegate Frank Conaway Jr. says the cameras could provide a safeguard for officers to help them prove their actions were justified.

Comments

[Nazdrakke]

Yes plz, with the added caveat that the footage streams directly to someplace that the police have zero access to as well as a few citizen controlled watchdog groups.

[DEATFBIRSECIA]

"Delegate Frank Conaway Jr. says the cameras could provide a safeguard for officers to help them prove their actions were justified."

Or perhaps to prove they were just out "wilding".

[Jose Chung]

Also, any "missing" or "accidentally deleted" video should be considered evidence of wrongdoing on the part of an accused officer.