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New bill would mandate body cameras, dash cams for federal police
Washington,
November 16, 2018
WTOP |
A new bill introduced by D.C. Dem Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., would require uniformed federal police officers to wear body cameras and have dashboard cameras in marked vehicles. And they’re doing it just before the one-year anniversary of the shooting of an unarmed man by U.S. Park Police. “Federal police are late in requiring body cameras and dashboard cameras, which help ensure transparency, protect the public and officers alike and hold bad actors accountable,” Norton said in a news release. “The federal government should follow the lead of state and local law enforcement departments across the nation, including D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department, that have implemented these best policing practices.” |