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Washington House Passes Bill on Police Body Cameras
Washington House Passes Bill on Police Body Cameras
Washington House Passes Bill on Police Body Cameras
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The state House of Representatives has passed a bill that seeks to restrict broad requests for police body-camera videos while also keeping essential footage available to the public. The measure passed 61-36 Monday, following a debate over whether it does enough to ensure both police accountability and the privacy of people who wind up on the recordings. It ...
Seattle Will Wait on Police Body Cameras
Seattle Will Wait on Police Body Cameras
Seattle Will Wait on Police Body Cameras
SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle is delaying its plan to equip police with body cameras until privacy issues can be considered, and public comment heard. The Seattle Times reports (http://is.gd/xSZzSb ) the city's Community Police Commission issued a statement saying the new technology may have unintended consequences...