All New York City police will have to wear body cameras by end of 2019
January 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
New York City plans to invest heavily in body cameras over the next two years. Today, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, along with Commissioner James O’Neill, announced that the city’s entire police force will wear body cameras by the end of 2019. De Blasio tweeted that the city reached an agreement with the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association that ultimately pushed this initiative forward. He says both taxpayers and officers are “making contributions,” but it’s unclear exactly what he means.
One thing that typifies a fair negotiation is when there are contributions made from both sides. That’s what happened here.
— Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) January 31, 2017
A contract to outfit the entire police force with cameras could be worth up to a…
