Ronald green died after hitting a tree at the end of a high speed chase. His family are confused as to how he could have sustained fatal injuries, given his car was not very heavily damaged. When they first heard that ronnie died because of a car accident, we immediately went to louisiana. They just ran us in circles. We couldn't talk to no one, and no one called us. This is jake bliberg. He's a reporter with the associated press. And on the show to day, he's going to help us understand how having police wear body cameras doesn't always lead to greater accountable officers.
Body cameras were supposed to bring greater transparency to law enforcement. The case of Ronald Greene suggests police departments are still learning how to use, and even abuse, a new tool.
Today’s show was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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