Letitia James calls for NYPD body cameras
Request comes after Eric Garner incident
A New York City official is calling for body cameras on police officers as a check on misconduct, citing last month’s death of a man who was put in a police chokehold.
Public Advocate Letitia James on Monday called for a pilot program to put body-worn cameras on patrol officers in 15 percent of the city’s precincts, with the eventual goal of outfitting all patrol with the cameras.
“We are living in an increasingly technological world, and we should take measures to incorporate video cameras into policing to improve public safety,” James said.