{"id":6642,"date":"2017-11-15T22:02:16","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T22:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/standingrockclassaction.org\/?page_id=6642"},"modified":"2017-11-15T22:02:16","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T22:02:16","slug":"mandatory-camcorders-on-government-officials-citizens-have-a-right-to-receive-footage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/standingrockclassaction.org\/?page_id=6642","title":{"rendered":"Mandatory Camcorders on Government Officials – Citizens Have a Right to Receive Footage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Cambridge University found<\/a>\u00a0that body camcorders on law enforcement officials \u201cis perhaps most effective at actually\u00a0preventing\u00a0escalation during police-public interactions: whether abusive behavior toward police\u00a0or\u00a0unnecessary use-of force by police.<\/span>“<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0A 12-month\u00a0Rialto Police Department experiment<\/a>\u00a0found that\u00a0“Use-of-force by officers wearing cameras fell by 59 percent &\u00a0complaints<\/a>\u00a0against officers dropped by 87 percent compared to the previous year’s total.<\/span>”\u00a0[1]<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0This Petition<\/a>\u00a0demands\u00a0mandatory camcorders on government officials.\u00a0 Persons have a right to receive unedited footage upon request, & are liable for the abuse of such footage\u00a0<\/strong>(i.e. damaging misrepresentation of content &\/or causing officer endangerment)<\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]: Police Foundation, “Body Camcorders on Officers”\u00a0(link expired)<\/em>:\u00a0http:\/\/www.policefoundation.org\/body-worn-camera-study-by-executive-fellowchief-tony-farrar-is-published-in-scientific-journal\/<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

About the Rialto Experiment:\u00a0https:\/\/ccjs.umd.edu\/sites\/ccjs.umd.edu\/files\/Wearable_Cameras_Capitol_Hill_Final_Presentation_Jerry_Lee_Symposium_2013.pdf<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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