Vancouver police officers are set to begin using body-worn cameras this fall, following recommendations from a coroner’s inquest into the death of a man who was severely beaten by members of the force seven years ago.
The Vancouver Police Department has been exploring the possibility of cameras since 2009, but expedited the timeline of a pilot program after jurors at the inquest deemed Myles Gray’s death a homicide in May.
Acumen’s own AK Puri weighs in on this contentious issue.
“Their interaction with the general public will be recorded of course, so there is no room for guess work, we can present the facts as is, we can look at what actually happened instead of relying on the police officer as evidence from a standalone viewpoint.”
AK Puri
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