In New York City, the public is demanding that the NYPD be put under the same surveillance that the majority of citizens are subject to. But Mayor Michael Bloomberg and police commissioner Raymond Kelly are leading an on-going campaign to prevent surveillance of the police, claiming that putting police officers under surveillance could actually endanger citizens.
Salon.com’s David Sirota claims that if anything, having police under surveillance will keep them honest and ensure that they are protecting individuals’ civil liberties, seeing as police brutality cases are becoming more and more common.
As this on-going fight rages on, check back with the NCAVF for updates on the newest in audio and video surveillance policy and high definition video technology.
