At some agencies and with some incidents, body cameras have been critical to officer accountability. But they can only help in a system that is designed to use them appropriately. An agency that has body cameras but doesn't require officers to turn them on or doesn't check to see whether officers are recording the incidents that they're supposed to be recording is not making effective use of body camera video as a potential tool for accountability.
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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