D.C. Police Can't Use Body Cameras to Film Protesters Unless Violence Erupts

JD Thu, 01/19/2017 - 10:39

Although all D.C. police officers have recently been outfitted with body cameras, they won't be able to have them turned on during the presidential inauguration protests unless the officer has to take action, which will prevent them from capturing what led to the police confrontation.

According to NBC News 4’s Mark Segraves, it will be “against the law” for body cameras to be on while police are monitoring the protesters, but protesters will be able to record the officers.

"The police shouldn't be able to surveil First Amendment activity," said Monica Hopkins-Maxwell of the ACLU of the District of Columbia. She argued that there were privacy concerns with the availability of body cameras. "Who looks at that data? What's that data used for?" she asked.

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