Submission + - Citizens Given Video Cameras to Monitor Police (foxnews.com)
atommota writes: After years of complaints of police misconduct, some residents of high-crime neighborhoods in St. Louis are being
given free video cameras
to help them monitor officers.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri launched the project Wednesday after television crews last year broadcast video of officers punching and kicking a suspect who led police on a car chase.
"The idea here is to level the playing field, so it's not just your word against the police's word," said Brenda Jones, executive director of the ACLU chapter.
This is in stark contrast to a report out of PA (and seen on Slashdot), where someone was arrested for felony wiretapping for doing the same thing.
This is in stark contrast to a report out of PA (and seen on Slashdot), where someone was arrested for felony wiretapping for doing the same thing.