Outcry pushes Phoenix to roll out body cameras for officers
Associated PressPHOENIX — A Phoenix police officer yelled obscenities and forced an unarmed black man suspected of shoplifting up against a patrol car. “When body-worn cameras first came out, there was some trepidation among officers that use of cameras would have unintended consequences,” said Chuck Wexler, the group’s executive director. “In 2018, Phoenix police faced more subjects armed with guns than in years past, and were no more likely to shoot at an unarmed subject than in years past,” the National Police Foundation report said. The study referenced the Washington Post’s “Fatal Force” database, showing Phoenix far outpaced other departments in deadly shootings by police. The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association views body cameras as a valuable tool, though they can’t show “the totality of any situation,” including nuances of body language, union president Britt London said.
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