Thursday, January 08, 2015

Other users of body cameras

Nationwide protests over allegations of excessive use of force seem to be paying off in at least one respect.  Police use of body cameras is growing.  In addition, new uses and markets are popping up.  The basic rationales for body cams of deterrence and more reliable fact-finding apply to other jobs.  Prison and jail personnel are obvious candidates.  Every cell extraction should involve body cams. Some places are already doing this. Security guards and automobile repossessors are two additional examples.  It may be that people who view themselves as high-risk potential victims will start wearing them (e.g. women who have been stalked, harassed and threatened by exes).  Like anything, this too has the potential to go over the top, but this looks like a very positive trend.

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