Unmasking Transparency: Elgin Police Shooting and the Impact of Body Cameras
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In the early morning of March 12, 2018, the community of Elgin, Illinois, woke up to the shock of a police-involved shooting. This incident wasn't the first of its kind, and undoubtedly, it won't be the last, but the echoes of the episode have permeated the fabric of this small-town community and beyond, stretching the long arm of its narrative into an arena that bears the odor of necessity - the use of police body cameras.
Body cameras, for all intents and purposes, have long been
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The Numbers at a Glance
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1: The Invasion of Privacy
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