Fullerton, Calif. Cops to Wear Body Cameras

They killed Kelly Thomas.

Police officers in the city will join those in Anaheim and at Cal State Fullerton in being required to wear cameras that record video and audio of interactions with the public. 

The Fullerton City Council late Tuesday night unanimously approved the $650,354 purchase of 140 wearable cameras from Taser International. The price includes upgrades, support services and software for five years. 

Fullerton's officers could be wearing the devices by November, Chief Dan Hughes said. That would be the same month Anaheim and CSUF officers might begin attaching them to the front of their uniforms as well. Other Orange County law-enforcement agencies are testing such cameras. 

Comments

[Jesus H. Christ]

Fullerton, isn't that where Kelly Thomas was beat to death, on video, by the police, and nothing happened other than a sham trial? OK, good luck with those cameras.

Also, $650,354/140 = $4,645.39 per camera. I hope that includes a bunch of networking gear as well.

[Jesus H. Christ]

In general, I'm all for body cameras on Police, it just seems that the Kelly Thomas incident shows even when the police are caught on tape doing something truly horrible, they still avoid significant consequences.

[JWatts]

"The price includes upgrades, support services and software for five years."

$4,650 per camera with 5 years of support seems high, but not exorbitantly high.

[JWatts]

I applaud this action. All cops should be required by their local force to wear badge cameras while on active duty.

It's time to get away from hearsay and use actual visual/audio evidence when dealing with police matters.

[Las Vegas Accident Lawyer]

I agree with you on this matter.

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