Michael Brown shooting: Ferguson police will wear body cameras
1,324 views · Published 30 August 2014 · 5:10 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: The Dr Boyce Watkins Black Excellence Channel · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism
Ferguson police are being trained in the use of body cameras so that officers can begin wearingbody cameras them in September. The battery powered cameras clip to the top of the officer’s shirt and last about 12 hours, according to CBS. The devices, which record both video and audio, have been donated to Ferguson by private companies, reports KMOV. Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson admits that if he had video of the encounter between Officer Darren Wilson and Michael Brown, it would help resolve the case. Unarmed teen Michael Brown was gunned down by Wilson, sparking national outrage amid claims of police brυtality. Dorian Johnson, a friend who was walking with Brown, says Wilson gunned down Brown while the teen’s hands were in the air. “It seems to me that before we give federal funds to police departments, we ought to mandate that they have body cams,” said Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri. “I think that [body cams] would go a long way toward solving some of these problems, and it would be a great legacy over this tragedy that’s occurred in Ferguson.”
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