Every Homeland Security officer on the ground in Minneapolis, including those from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will be immediately issued body-worn cameras, Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday, in the latest fallout after the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens at the hands of federal agents.
The news of the body cameras comes as Minneapolis has been the site of intense scrutiny over the conduct of federal officers after two U.S. citizens protesting immigration enforcement activities in the city were shot and killed.
It is the latest effort by the Trump administration to alleviate tensions after the shootings and show it is responding to calls for accountability.
Back in the Naughties, I thought this approach would matter, would rein in police abuse.
I didn’t understand that police violence and mendacity were systemic, cultural problems, not evidentiary ones.
It would work if the cops weren’t able to turn them off and the footage was uploaded to servers not owned by the PD.