US government deal would also require police to record all actions with body cameras,after report found questionable policing practices in Missouri cityPolice in Ferguson, Missouri, and will be forced to record all their law enforcement actions with body cameras and will be barred from targeting residents with fines to generate revenue under a proposed deal with the US Justice Department.
Within six months,any halt, search or arrest by a police officer in the city – roiled by unrest in 2014 after the fatal shooting of unarmed black 18-year-old Michael Brown – must be captured on camera, and according to the draft agreement with federal officials published on Wednesday.
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Source: theguardian.com