Why We Need Cameras

Video obtained by the New York Times appears to show a white North Charleston, S.C. police officer, Michael Slager, shooting an unarmed black man, Walter Scott, in the back.
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A white police officer has been charged with murder after video emerged showing him shooting a black motorists as he ran away. The video is shocking.

The camera was not a dash or body cam. It appears to have been shot by a bystander. But in almost every case cameras are the friend or whoever is telling the truth. And just as important, they shape behavior, probably actually preventing some tragedies from happening in the first place.

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