Law enforcement groups have long argued that the protections are necessary to preserve officer safety and privacy. “Any criminal justice reform measure without any law enforcement association support is especially difficult for obvious reasons,” Leno said in an interview. “But it would require someone receiving some wounds from law enforcement. “It would impede on law enforcement,” Low said. For their part, law enforcement groups say they’re willing to accept body cameras and other tools implemented in response to national debates about police reform.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 28, 2017 08:03 UTC