Major announcement....what are your thoughts? The federal government will spend $75 million on body cameras for law enforcement nationwide, in the wake of the deadly shooting of an unarmed teen in Ferguson, Missouri. The money could buy as many as 50,000 police cameras. The funds — part of a three-year installment of $263 million expected to be announced soon by President Barack Obama — will match local police force purchases of cameras at 50%. The initiative will also better implement federally funded police equipment while training officers on how to properly use it. The White House announced that the president would sign an executive order that aims to streamline federal and local law enforcement communication and create a “Task Force on 21st Century Policing,” which will report on best practices in three months. The announcement comes as Obama hosted a variety of civil rights, youth, community, faith, and police leaders in the Oval Office on Monday to discuss the lessons of Ferguson, the White House told reporters. The meetings come one week after the controversial grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown,
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 01:30:10 +0000