The use of speed cameras has been a very controversial topic since the day they were put in place to catch speeders and other offenders. People have many different opinions on speed cameras because they are seen as scams to some people and respected innovations to others. Many people that are against speed cameras argue that they are a scam deployed by the authorities to collect money for fines while cutting back manual labor. For people that are in favor for speed cameras say that they clean up the streets and keep their loved ones safe on the road. I think speed cameras are good because they discourage speeders all over the world. Also, it makes the streets safer by not having so many impatient drivers. From the article, “Proponents
I am always scared that my manager is going to look at the cameras after every shift and she would find a moment in which I was not working to my fullest potential, and would reprimand me. I also feel like surveillance systems can be used as a defense for the worker whenever they believe that or accuse a customer for shoplifting. All the worker would have to do is quickly go back and review the cameras before making their statement. If a customer feels that they are being harassed or discriminated by a worker, all the customer would have to do is make a request for the manager to review the surveillance tapes and then the customer’s claim will either be justified and taken into consideration, or it will be discarded. Cameras mounted on street signs can log cars by license plate number, scan facial characteristics, and take notes of vehicles repeatedly circling or driving above or below the speed limit. About two summers ago, my friends and I took a day-trip down to Washing D.C. I decided to drive down there since my car was the safest and out of all of the other cars, my car had the most gas in it. While we were down there, I accidentally ran a red
First off, having street cameras all over town can be a very useful thing. In the article “Sonoma County, following a global trend, is focusing cameras on public spaces” by Paul Payne, Payne writes about a man that was caught on camera breaking the gate to a parking garage, by cameras in the garage. With law enforcement watching those cameras, police were able to arrest the man before he could even get into his car in the parking garage. "What's nice
There are people that feel as if the police officers should not wear the body cameras. People do not want police officers to wear body cameras because some police officers do not cut their camera on. People think that the body cameras do not keep track of all evidence that happens in a situation. People who are against police body cameras do not trust the officer. There are people who believe that the police officers always get their way even if they had their camera on during a scene.
There has been a lot of talk lately in the news about police body cameras. Some people agree that body cameras should be used by all police officers, while others disagree and believe that they shouldn’t be used at all. There are some cons to having body cameras but all of the pros outweigh it. Police body cameras should be used in all towns no matter how small because the people will act less aggressive towards officers, they provide truthful evidence that cannot be altered with, and the videos can be stored so if something were to happen, they could be brought up and checked as sort of like a surveillance device.
Cameras on school buses to enforce stop arm violations sound like an amazing solution to the ongoing problem of too many drivers behind vehicles running the red flashing lights and the stop sign when children are loading and unloading the bus. However, will this purposed objective iron out the issue at hand. To see if the cameras on the school bus are reaching the goal they were sit to accomplish. There must be an evaluation done on a comparison of the numbers of violations caught before and after the cameras were installed, has there been a decreased in the number of motorist running a stopped school bus, and if the cost of the cameras is being met over the citations that are being issued.
Body cameras can be used for safety to prevent crime. Civilians can think twice before attacking a police officer by knowing everything is being recorded. Even though, civilians, may think body cameras are invading their privacy. The cameras are for safety purposes, and to avoid any police brutality. Also, police officers will not abuse their power of authority, by knowing they have a body camera and it can turn against them.
They are not going to solve the problem. It is one of the steps.” Although I agree with Al Shipp’s point, I cannot accept his overriding assumption that cameras are not going to solve the problem. Cameras don’t necessarily mean no crimes, they are still going to happen, more are just going to get caught. Some people can know they are on camera and still choose to break a law or commit a crime. My view, contrary to what Shipp is arguing is that these cameras are catching people and decreasing the number of crimes. There would not be many crimes caught without these cameras and would not be proof of knowing who committed the crime.
Police should use cameras because it can be very use full to what really happen in the street everyday, It will be useful in the court against victim. Body camera can also be helpful for races cops that tries to take advantage of other race. Before the write there report they can go back and listen to what the victim has said to the and listen for anything the victim said the was an assault to the cop.When they go to court they cant replay it so that the court could have strong evidence against victim and whatever weapon, drug or any illegal activities .Body camera can be very useful communicating with the outside world an help use to capture criminals.The bod camera cant help caught a lot of drug dealer and can help the state inforce laws
The presence of body cameras make the community that they are in a safer and better place. Body cams can make
In the article, “Body Cameras For US Police Officers: Are The Programs Effective?”, it talks about a study done where body cameras are integrated in these specific police departments. “The report concluded there is ‘little evidence regarding most of the perceived benefits and drawbacks of the technology.’ White said not much has changed in the six months since the study was published” (Ross). However, most of these articles don’t give specific enough details to why body cameras are not effective, proving this to be a lackluster claim. Others say the cameras are very expensive.
Many people are against body cameras because they don’t know all the facts. Some Private Citizens say it invades their privacy, but it can catch criminals in the act and could save lives. Citizens don’t want the cameras they say it will cost the valuable tax dollars to buy the cameras, but in the long run it will save us money in various court costs. Citizens also say that what
This is an important debate to many people, because it can change crime rates and rate of police brutality dramatically. If a police officer is wearing a body camera it could save their life because the offender will know they are being watched and probably won’t try to attack the officer. As with any positives, there are negatives, like the expence of the cameras per officer as large. Also, don 't forget that they are an invasion of privacy.
Although many citizens believe that all the cameras would create problems, their main use is
Some opponents believe body cameras are too expensive and it creates financial problems to the police department. As a community everyone should volunteer to buy the body cameras for police officers. In addition, some people believe that the files will not have a way to store to keep for evidence. Technology is very advance now police can transfer files immediately to a USB device if they need more storage on their camera. Body cameras will save many peoples life’s including police officers. Although others are in favor of body cameras, they will save a lot of innocent lives, including the citizens, and police officers.
In todays society, American citizens are unpleased with the law enforcement officers. These officers are here protecting the people of America, and to get the people doing the wrong things off the street so the rest of the people can be safe. In the past few months, there have been shootings of American citizens, and shootings of law enforcement officers. The people of society are only seeing the bad side of police officers, and never understand the whole story when needed to be heard. As the internet continues to expand, the promises it makes is beyond human understanding (Carr 56). The internet and television are the most complex form of technology, and only portray the bad side of cops. “The idea of multimedia is to combine text, sound, and pictures in a single package that you browse on screen” (Gelernter 97). The idea of body cameras put in the uniforms of the law enforcement officers has been talked about, so that everyone can see the exact truth of the situation. The idea of body cameras for the law enforcement officers has it benefits and drawbacks. I think having the body cameras will greatly benefit the law enforcement officers in society today and in the future.