PHOENIX - A Phoenix police officer yelled obscenities and forced an unarmed black man suspected of shoplifting up against a patrol car. Dramatic video of the confrontation stirred outcry last month, and it came from bystanders’ cellphones rather than from officer-worn body cameras. A separate database that tracks fatal shootings by police showed Phoenix officers also killed more people than any other agency in 2018. They have called for wider use of body cameras and an independent review board to let residents weigh in on police behaviour. The Phoenix Law Enforcement Association views body cameras as a valuable tool, though they can’t show “the totality of any situation,” including nuances of body language, union president Britt London said.

Source: thestar July 06, 2019 15:29 UTC