Amid string of controversial shootings, L.A. County sheriff moves slowly to deploy body cameras
In a span of roughly 24 hours this week, Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed two men, raising questions about how the episodes escalated into deadly gunfire.
Sheriff’s officials heading up the program say they agree. The program stalled for years over concerns about its costliness and policies for reviewing and releasing footage. More recently, implementation was tangled up in bureaucratic red tape.“Everybody wants them,” said Cmdr. Chris Marks, pointing to deputies, members of the public and the courts. “The justice system wants them — everybody’s in agreement.
All four officers involved in Floyd’s death had them on and activated, said Minneapolis police spokesman John Elder. Many video recordings from high-profile incidents, such as the death of Floyd, whose neck was pinned by an officer’s knee for more than eight minutes, come from bystanders. Some of those videos conflict with official police accounts.“If you have a policy that is below standard, that does not match up with best practices, you might as well not have them,” he said.
The death of Fuller and then Boone have stirred questions and heightened racial tensions in the Antelope Valley community.
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