{"id":38076,"date":"2014-09-01T08:04:04","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T12:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=38076"},"modified":"2014-09-01T08:04:04","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T12:04:04","slug":"should-police-wear-body-cameras-should-we-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/should-police-wear-body-cameras-should-we-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Police Wear Body Cameras? Should We All?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_38080\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Security-Camera.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38080\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-38080\" src=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Security-Camera-150x150.png\" alt=\"Big Brother Is Watching.  WHO CARES???\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-38080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big Brother Is Watching.\u00a0 WHO CARES???<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the news, Reuters reports<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/rs\/2014\/08\/31\/police-officers-in-ferguson-now-wearing-body-cameras-after-weeks-of-unrest\/\"> Police officers in Ferguson, Missouri,<\/a> have begun wearing body cameras after the shooting death of an unarmed black teen by a white officer and differing accounts of the incident.\u00a0 If you were a police officer, how would you feel about that?\u00a0 Would you feel constricted in not being able to do your job without fear of recrimination or judgment? Or would you be pleased that an accurate record would be made for the record?\u00a0 It would vary according to the individual.\u00a0 An officer who feels confined by their job description would feel differently than an officer who does not.\u00a0 Anyone who feels the need to operate outside the law is a criminal, whether they are wearing a uniform, or sweats and a hoodie.\u00a0 Wear a camera for working with the public?\u00a0 Would you? What if we all acted as though we&#8217;ve got a camera on 24\/7?\u00a0 What if we all acted as though everything we do is seen by everyone? When there are no secrets, there are no lies.\u00a0 Do we really have to rely on technology in order to act with honesty and integrity, and within the law?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"s-share-buttons\" class=\"horizontal-w-c-circular s-share-w-c\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/should-police-wear-body-cameras-should-we-all\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to Facebook\" class=\"s3-facebook hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Should Police Wear Body Cameras? 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