body cameras
The 'Black Mirror' Technology that Will Soon Be Real
The 21st century’s ‘Twilight Zone’ is creepy, but it isn’t farfetched—here are the companies trying to make the tech from the first four episodes real.
VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines - December 25, 2014
Five protesters are dead in northeast India after a clash with police, four people are dead as storms pummel, and LA's mayor will outfit cops with body cameras.
The Eric Garner Case Is Not an Argument Against Police Body Cameras
The goal is changing the culture of the police, not using cameras as evidence gatherers.
A Court Ruled That a SWAT Raid on a Barbershop Was Totally Ridiculous
Now the barbers can proceed with their lawsuit against the Florida cops.
Can the Feds Fix Local Police?
The ACLU wants a federal "police czar" to help stop the militarization of law enforcement, but we don't need another cop to tell us the real problem is too many police.
The Police Aren't So Brave When Someone Has a Weapon
British police managed to subdue a mentally ill man armed with a machete—without even shooting him. That wouldn't happen in America.
Cameras Weren’t Enough to Stop the Albuquerque Police from Killing a Mentally Ill Homeless Man
James Boyd ended up dead after a confrontation with officers that started because he was camping illegally.
The Cops Should Always Be on Camera
As a pilot program in Rialto, California, reveals, when cops film all their interactions with civilians and suspects, complaints against officers go down. So why aren't more departments around the country doing this?