Sep 23 Video: Charlotte shooting of Keith Scott filmed by wife, released by family lawyers By Kenya Downs The cell phone video shows the moments leading up to, and after Charlotte-Mecklenburg police shot and killed Keith Lamont Scott. Continue reading
Jul 14 Why aren’t more people talking about Latinos killed by police? By Kenya Downs As protests draw attention to killings of African-Americans, advocates are demanding more coverage of violent policing in Latino communities. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 8:33 How can America narrow divisions between police and community? By PBS News Hour High-profile incidents of police force against people of color have raised anger and protest across the country, but in some cases, law enforcement has maintained that officers were simply doing their job. How can the public and the police bridge… Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch 6:11 Body camera footage of Samuel DuBose death contradicts indicted cop’s claim By PBS News Hour Ray Tensing, a white police officer, was indicted on murder charges for killing Samuel DuBose, a black motorist, during a traffic stop for not having a front license plate. Tensing said he was dragged by the car and forced to… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch 12:38 Brooks and Marcus on recording the police, Clinton’s campaign launch By PBS News Hour New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including whether cops should wear body cameras in the wake of the video of a police shooting in South Carolina,… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch 6:27 Making body cameras part of a police officer’s uniform By PBS News Hour Dozens of American police departments have adopted the use of body cameras for officers to record interactions while they're on the street, and President Obama has called for $75 million to purchase more. Hari Sreenivasan reports from New Jersey on… Continue watching
Dec 05 My Kingdom for a Magic Wand By Gwen Ifill I sympathize with your confusion. If cameras pinned to officers’ lapels are the solution, then why didn’t a video of a man being choked to death sway a New York grand jury? If a government shutdown was such a costly… Continue reading
Dec 04 Does the Garner case weaken the argument for body cameras? By Domenico Montanaro, Lisa Desjardins, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Does getting caught on tape matter? Where does President Obama’s call for police cameras go from here? House GOP to hold protest vote against President Obama’s immigration executive action Body cameras: President Obama made… Continue reading
Sep 01 Ferguson police now wearing body cameras By Ayan Sheikh Police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, on Saturday began wearing body cameras attached to their uniforms following weeks of unrest over the killing of an unarmed black teenage boy by a white police officer. Continue reading