Franklin County was affected by an officer involved shooting. The Franklin County was under a lot of heat due to the fact that the videos that were released didn’t benefit the officers. Additionally, the videos that were recorded in Pasco only show one side of the story. We don’t know what the officers saw in the moments leading up to the shooting. However, if the officers were wearing body cameras, people would probably understand why those actions were taken. Franklin County should implement body cameras for their officers so that next time there’s a situation like this the police officers and the community will be protected.
Officer involved shootings have started to become more common. In 2015 there were approximately 965 police involved shootings nationwide. Police involved shooting was an issue for a while, but ever since Ferguson, Missouri it’s gotten worse. In 2014 Michael Brown was shot by Ferguson police, which led to a long riot and a nationwide protest of the use of force by police (Kindy et al, par.1, 4). Antonio Zambrano-Montes was the man shot and killed by Franklin County police. …show more content…
Antonio was throwing rocks at cars and disturbing the peace. They tried to stun him, but it just didn’t work. Eventually they opened fire on him. Franklin County shot him 17 times. Many people don’t understand why Antonio was shot 17 times because that seems like extreme use of force for someone who was throwing rocks (Kutner, pars. 1, 8). What if there was a way to be able to see what an officer saw before an officer involved shooting? What if all the anger people feel towards police officers after a shooting would be no more because people had answers? There is a way to prevent this from happening again, the answer is body cameras. A way to deal with this problem seems to be body cameras. According to Jay Stanley, writer of “Police Body-Mounted Cameras: With Right Policies in Place, a Win For All” states that body cameras are “small, pager-sized cameras that clip on to an officer 's uniform or are worn as a headset, and record audio and video of the officer 's interactions with the public.”. However, having these new cameras come with privacy and money issues. It’s safe to say that body cameras are on a rise and with 25% of all agencies in the nation already using them and 80% looking into them (pg. 1). The two main issues with body cameras have to be addressed before moving forward. There is 71 officers in Pasco and the Chief wants to equip all of them with the body cameras. Before anything House Bill 2362 says that before body cameras are put in place a policy has to be established (Kraemer, pars. 1, 5). Franklin County should follow in the footsteps of the Phoenix Police Department. In the small times that body cameras have been in Phoenix they have seen big results. Vivian Elliott, research scientist, Center for Naval Analysis and Mike Hurtenbach, assistant chief, Phoenix Police Department, Phoenix, Arizona reported that they saw a 23 percent drop in police complains while wearing the body cameras. Also many domestic violence cases had a higher success rate when body cameras were involved due to the fact that the evidence was recorded (pg. 8). Many questions can come from the body cameras and the Phoenix Police Department has done a great job to cover everything. According …show more content…
According to Timothy Williams writer of “Downside of Police Body Cameras” said Chief Strachan of Bremerton will not invest in the cameras until some of the issues are fixed. In Washington State, the law allows anyone to go and request for the footage that was recorded by officers. Bremerton, Washington were being asked for anything and everything and the departments just couldn’t handle the large amount of demands that were being requested (par. 1). “It’s pretty much impossible.” said Chief Strachan. (qtd in. Williams’s par. 1). When dealing with a serious situation like a domestic violence call the camera has to be on. However, the footage captured should never be released to the public due to the fact that it’s a private issue (par. 6) So far there is no law in place to prevent someone from walking in and watching the
Officer involved shootings have started to become more common. In 2015 there were approximately 965 police involved shootings nationwide. Police involved shooting was an issue for a while, but ever since Ferguson, Missouri it’s gotten worse. In 2014 Michael Brown was shot by Ferguson police, which led to a long riot and a nationwide protest of the use of force by police (Kindy et al, par.1, 4). Antonio Zambrano-Montes was the man shot and killed by Franklin County police. …show more content…
Antonio was throwing rocks at cars and disturbing the peace. They tried to stun him, but it just didn’t work. Eventually they opened fire on him. Franklin County shot him 17 times. Many people don’t understand why Antonio was shot 17 times because that seems like extreme use of force for someone who was throwing rocks (Kutner, pars. 1, 8). What if there was a way to be able to see what an officer saw before an officer involved shooting? What if all the anger people feel towards police officers after a shooting would be no more because people had answers? There is a way to prevent this from happening again, the answer is body cameras. A way to deal with this problem seems to be body cameras. According to Jay Stanley, writer of “Police Body-Mounted Cameras: With Right Policies in Place, a Win For All” states that body cameras are “small, pager-sized cameras that clip on to an officer 's uniform or are worn as a headset, and record audio and video of the officer 's interactions with the public.”. However, having these new cameras come with privacy and money issues. It’s safe to say that body cameras are on a rise and with 25% of all agencies in the nation already using them and 80% looking into them (pg. 1). The two main issues with body cameras have to be addressed before moving forward. There is 71 officers in Pasco and the Chief wants to equip all of them with the body cameras. Before anything House Bill 2362 says that before body cameras are put in place a policy has to be established (Kraemer, pars. 1, 5). Franklin County should follow in the footsteps of the Phoenix Police Department. In the small times that body cameras have been in Phoenix they have seen big results. Vivian Elliott, research scientist, Center for Naval Analysis and Mike Hurtenbach, assistant chief, Phoenix Police Department, Phoenix, Arizona reported that they saw a 23 percent drop in police complains while wearing the body cameras. Also many domestic violence cases had a higher success rate when body cameras were involved due to the fact that the evidence was recorded (pg. 8). Many questions can come from the body cameras and the Phoenix Police Department has done a great job to cover everything. According …show more content…
According to Timothy Williams writer of “Downside of Police Body Cameras” said Chief Strachan of Bremerton will not invest in the cameras until some of the issues are fixed. In Washington State, the law allows anyone to go and request for the footage that was recorded by officers. Bremerton, Washington were being asked for anything and everything and the departments just couldn’t handle the large amount of demands that were being requested (par. 1). “It’s pretty much impossible.” said Chief Strachan. (qtd in. Williams’s par. 1). When dealing with a serious situation like a domestic violence call the camera has to be on. However, the footage captured should never be released to the public due to the fact that it’s a private issue (par. 6) So far there is no law in place to prevent someone from walking in and watching the