#bodycameras — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #bodycameras, aggregated by home.social.
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For anyone interested in a more complete update on the #Somerville #bodycameras deliberations, one of my collaborators put together this document summarizing ways to support our organizing: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSLHo6CD3P8L-EGbsr7pqxXf0CaU1A-XhsXV95ES43uPehjHgTpnwEORUTq_H_87V3nw2cEwSTgSMnY/pub
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Last night the #Somerville Legislative Matters Committee decided to hold the #bodycameras proposal in committee rather than voting to approve it.
It's not clear what the next steps will be (stay tuned), but for now they are not moving forward on the proposal for body cameras without civilian oversight.
Thank you so much to everyone who wrote or called in to council to express concern about the city's proposal!
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This little video gives some of the background on how body cameras have been previously discussed in #Somerville, including clips illustrating the broad consensus to reject body cameras in 2022 unless there is civilian oversight (which wasn't on the table then and at this point appears still not to be on the table).
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If you'd like to stay informed of community organizing efforts regarding the City of Somerville's pursuit of Body Worn Cameras for Police, please fill out this form:
https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/VzpeBEc1duRVTYgevX3BuF4CcDWxqAmS6J+YP9zykh8/ -
"The largest body-camera maker in the US celebrated its latest financial results on Tuesday – reporting record revenue and forecasting major growth – as it prepares to cash in on the Department of Homeland Security’s planned rapid acquisition and deployment of these devices nationwide."
#BodyCameras #Surveillance #Immigration #Axon #ICENews #ICE
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/25/axon-body-cameras-revenue -
"WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are threatening to block funding for the Homeland Security Department when it expires in two weeks unless there are “dramatic changes” and “real accountability” for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement agencies who are carrying out President Donald Trump’s campaign of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota and across the country."
#ICEReform #BodyCameras #NoMasks #JudicialWarrants #Accountability #ICE
https://apnews.com/article/congress-immigration-enforcement-democrats-homeland-security-trump-bcde78c38605732106fb77e46373dc9a -
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/116013686974718857
Body cameras *are not* instruments for holding ICE agents accountable. This has been proven over the course of at least a decade with the use of body cameras on municipal police.
1. They control the footage.
2. They use the threat of what the footage may show to get civilians to retract complaints.
3. They do not decrease use of force incidents over time.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0093854820970583 #BodyCameras #BodyWornCameras #BWCs #police #ICE -
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/116013686974718857
Body cameras *are not* instruments for holding ICE agents accountable. This has been proven over the course of at least a decade with the use of body cameras on municipal police.
1. They control the footage.
2. They use the threat of what the footage may show to get civilians to retract complaints.
3. They do not decrease use of force incidents over time.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0093854820970583 #BodyCameras #BodyWornCameras #BWCs #police #ICE -
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/116013686974718857
Body cameras *are not* instruments for holding ICE agents accountable. This has been proven over the course of at least a decade with the use of body cameras on municipal police.
1. They control the footage.
2. They use the threat of what the footage may show to get civilians to retract complaints.
3. They do not decrease use of force incidents over time.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0093854820970583 #BodyCameras #BodyWornCameras #BWCs #police #ICE -
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/116013686974718857
Body cameras *are not* instruments for holding ICE agents accountable. This has been proven over the course of at least a decade with the use of body cameras on municipal police.
1. They control the footage.
2. They use the threat of what the footage may show to get civilians to retract complaints.
3. They do not decrease use of force incidents over time.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0093854820970583 #BodyCameras #BodyWornCameras #BWCs #police #ICE -
RE: https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/116013686974718857
Body cameras *are not* instruments for holding ICE agents accountable. This has been proven over the course of at least a decade with the use of body cameras on municipal police.
1. They control the footage.
2. They use the threat of what the footage may show to get civilians to retract complaints.
3. They do not decrease use of force incidents over time.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0093854820970583 #BodyCameras #BodyWornCameras #BWCs #police #ICE -
'President Donald Trump says use of body cameras in Minnesota was up to DHS Sec. Noem. “If she wants to do the camera thing, that’s ok with me,” he said. “They generally tend to be good for law enforcement because people can’t lie about what’s happening.”
#BodyCameras #Minnesota #ICEAgents #ICE
https://apnews.com/video/trump-says-if-noem-wants-to-do-the-body-camera-thing-in-minnesota-thats-okay-with-me-93aaafdbb4da49e1b2ce08cd49e5be57 -
"Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents could wear body cameras on immigration patrols, a Republican senator has suggested, in a concession that could pave the way to an agreement on Capitol Hill to fund the much criticized agency."
#BodyCameras #ICEAgents #ICE
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/ice-agents-body-cameras-senator-ron-johnson -
In Battle Over DHS Funding, Reforms Like Body Cameras Are a “Copaganda” Myth
Let’s focus on changes that will actually reduce the violence these agencies commit, says author Alec Karakatsanis. -
The #7thCircuit Court of Appeals granted the #Trump admin’s emergency request to pause the order, which required federal #immigration agents to give warnings before deploying #TearGas & other #weapons. The order had also barred agents from arresting or dispersing #journalists & required them to wear #BodyCameras & clear #identification.
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #HumanRights #AbuseOfPower #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality
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Ellis also said she would be modifying the #TRO she entered last week to require #BodyCameras on #ICE agents carrying out #Trump’s so-called “Operation Midway Blitz.” Details of that modification still needed to be ironed out.
Though the judge called the early morning hearing herself, the case has been closely watched following the use of #TearGas Sunday in #AlbanyPark & in a residential neighborhood on the SE side of #Chicago Tuesday following a chase where feds rammed an SUV.
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Friday, August 8, 2025
This is child trafficking: Russia launches catalog of Ukrainian children for adoption, sorted by eye and hair color — Inflicting ‘serious losses,’ Ukraine strikes Russian radar systems, landing craft in Crimea — Over 70% of Ukrainians reject Russian peace plan, support for US proposal remains divisive — What it’s really like being Black in Russia … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/08/friday-august-8-2025/
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The #DEA Once Touted #BodyCameras for Their “Enhanced Transparency.” Now the Agency Is Abandoning Them.
The email said the agency made the change to be "consistent" with a Trump #executiveorder rescinding the 2022 requirement that all federal #lawenforcement agents use body cameras. But at least two other federal law enforcement agencies within the Justice Department -- #USMarshals and #ATF -- are still requiring body cameras, according to their spokespeople.
https://www.propublica.org/article/drug-enforcement-administration-ends-body-camera-program-trump -
Chatbots offer cops the “ultimate out” to spin police reports, expert says - Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images)
If you were sus... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2046081 #artificialintelligence #policetechnology #aiassistant #bodycameras #aichatbots #policetech #features #chatbots #draftone #policy #axon
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The #legislation would increase the use of #BodyCameras, restrict the use of #QualifiedImmunity, ban #NoKnockWarrants & #chokeholds in some cases, limit the transfer of military-grade equipment to police departments & create a national database for officer misconduct allegations.
#SonyaMassey #GeorgeFloyd #HR1280 #law #Justice #BLM #SystemicRacism #PoliceViolence #VoteBlue #Harris2024
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#Bodycam Maker #Axon Is on a Mission to Surveil America with #AI
Axon, maker of #Tasers and #police #bodycameras, acquired AI #surveillance company #Fusus amid a push into retail and healthcare. This “expands and deepens” companies’ so-called real time capabilities. Fusus operates what it calls “real time crime centers (RTCC)” which allow police and other agencies to analyze a wide array of video sources at single point and apply AI that detects objects & people. https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7bwp4/axon-acquires-fusus-ai-surveillance-retail-healthcare #privacy -
How Police Have Undermined the Promise of Body Cameras
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-police-undermined-promise-body-camerasHundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars have been spent on what was sold as a revolution in transparency and accountability. Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even when officers kill...
#transparency #accountability #boondoggle #police #bodycameras
