Is your privacy being invaded by America’s police force? Across the nation, numerous police officers are required to wear a compacted portable camera attached to their uniforms. Body- worn cameras were recently introduced to document incidents and encounters between officers and the public. Debates stirring up around the public if body-cameras are not constitutional and should be eliminated. Many people believe the police body-camera takes away peoples right of privacy and not having the right to decide to be filmed or not. The article written by Jim Walsh effectively reveals the benefits of police body-cameras, by using persuasive logical evidence. In this article, the rhetor Jim Walsh reveals and educates the importance of the body -camera. …show more content…
By providing, real footage from police body-cameras it gives the article a sense of awareness how countless families are effective by seeing their children treated by the “law enforcers” of America. As the public eye we hardly know what the real truth is, unless told otherwise from the media. Far too often the police reports fail to show the whole picture, neglecting to tell the stories of what really …show more content…
The ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) says that police departments throughout the nation realize they were struggling with the proper balance between greater transparency and privacy rights “We realize the benefits of body cameras, if done the right way, are more important than the infringement on privacy” says Chad Marlow.(Walsh). The police body -camera helps improves police officer’s professionalism and the behavior of people being recorded. Many others and I included both agree a person’s safety should be the first priority. By resolving officers- involved incidents and complaints by should provide a more accurate record of events, and identifying officers who engage in misconduct. (COPS). Given these points, any footage with any misconduct has cleared by police in many cases, but also implicated them in others alike. Debate is still wonders around whether the source of the video is a police body-worn camera, a dashboard camera or a witness' cell phone video is taking away someone’s right of