To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Police Need to Wear Cameras
We the people request that all police officers who work for accredited agencies be required to wear cameras and audio recorders in order to document their interactions while performing their duties. This will protect both the officers from false claims and damaging liabilities, and the civilians from abuse of power that may result in unlawful arrest, incarceration, and bodily injury.
Why is this important?
This petition was started to protect citizens and police officers. It will limit civil right violations against civilians and false claims by citizens. Many have been protected from false claims by the cameras most officers have in their vehicles. According to a year long study by Police Foundation Executive Fellow, Chief Tony Farrar in Rialto, CA: "The findings suggest more than a 50% reduction in the total number of incidents of use-of-force compared to control-conditions, and nearly ten times more citizens’ complaints in the 12-months prior to the experiment."