The blog post I'm critiquing is about the idea of police officers having body cameras with them. The post is from The Daily Texan and was posted on December 4th 2014. The idea has come up obviously because of the controversial decisions of the grand jury declining to indict any of the officers of the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases.
The intended audience of this post is for everyone in general. Maybe more towards those who feel that this is a good step forward if in fact body cameras do go into effect. Although like the blog post says "sometimes -as in Garner's case- a recording is not enough."
The Daily Texan Editorial Board is the author of the blog post. The Board is composed of Editor-in-Chief Riley Brands and Associate Editors Amanda Haight, Noah M. Horwitz and Amanda Voeller.
Their claim is that it would help prevent tragedies such as these, as well as ensure justice is carried out when police brutality transpires. Their evidence comes from studies from The Guardian which shows that the presence of these cameras reduce incidents where physical force is used, protecting both the officers and the community at the same time.
The logic here is that there will always be prejudice people, but I agree with the author that this is a step in the right direction. This idea has potential to save innocent lives or bring justice to those victimized.
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