Cops on camera

• Autores: Alice Klein
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3148, 2017, págs. 22-23
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Police body-worn cameras have taken off like a flash. The UK has deployed more than 17,000 in the past year, the US is in the midst of rolling out 50,000, Australia has introduced 10,000 since 2015 and other countries are following suit. The idea behind them is simple: recording interactions between cops and citizens should reduce aggression and help to convict either party if they cross the line. However, a string of recent, often racially charged, incidents has shaken public confidence in these devices. Last week, outrage was sparked by newly released video of Salt Lake City police officer Clinton Fox killing Patrick Harmon when he ran away after being pulled over on 13 August for cycling across six lanes of traffic and lacking a rear light.