The return of cop cam: Seattle might put cameras on officers
Nearly two years after the police department abruptly ended a test run of locally-made wearable cameras for officers—following objections from the Seattle Police Officers Guild—the city is taking another look at the technology.
In a press release, council member Bruce Harrell says he wants to put cameras on officers out on the street to “assist the City’s public safety efforts and reduce potentially violent situations.” Officers would be able to record interactions and arrests on the street much as they already do with cameras installed in patrol vehicles.
Harrell’s technology committee is digging up the seemingly dead issue of cop cams at a meeting next Wednesday (12:00pm at City Hall)….