Following news that the Chicago Police Department will soon be outfitting some of its officers with body-worn cameras in a pilot program, and President Barack Obama pushing for federal funding to purchase thousands of cameras for officers nationwide, some have heralded such initiatives as a possible fix to police violence.
Others, however, aren’t too convinced — particularly in light of a grand jury’s decision not to indict New York City police Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who placed 43-year-old Eric Garner in a fatal chokehold that was caught on video in July.
Monica Trinidad, a 28-year-old member of the We Charge Genocide activist group, remains skeptical of the impact of Chicago officers wearing cameras.
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