Should Police Officers Use Body Cameras

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Police officers should be required to use body cameras because without body cameras we would not be able to see what happened in a situation and we would not be able to know who's telling the truth and who's not. If there is a witness, the witness is going to state "I always tell the truth" the suspect is also going to state "I always tell the truth" and the arresting officers is also going to state "I always tell the truth". Therefor we will not be able to know who's telling the truth and who's not, that is why we are so in need of body cameras. Another use of body cameras is it will encourage both the police officers and the citizens to behave better and stop violence. Back in August 2014, an innocent unarmed black teenager was shot and