Posted on May 5, 2021
Which parts of the DoD should have their personnel wear body cams? Should any? Should body cams be required for certain missions down range?
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Hoping for a calm debate on this one. I have read that some parts of the USMC have tested out body cams with CONUS military police types of units. Maybe I missed it, but are other parts of the DoD doing this, too? Have body cams already been adopted? If not, should they be adopted, and why and by whom? Should body cams be mandatory for certain MOS's (Specialty areas) in a deployed environment, like with infantry units that patrol and do raids? DISCLAIMER: I am not implying Yes or No on any of this. I am just curious to hear everyone's thoughts.
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The military serves the people and is funded by their tax dollars. The military should wear body cameras in any situation where competent authority has directed wearing of body cameras. Any information collected by worn body cameras should be handled in accordance with the information classification handling policies in force.
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Personally I would like to wear them in any interaction in the emergency room with strict control of who has access. Anytime any of us in EMS, Healthcare, LEO, and Fire interact with others in a customer service role would be great. I have had people threaten me, kick me, punch me, and try to bite me and I am very good with evidence I did nothing wrong.
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CPT Aaron Kletzing
I agree that it probably makes sense for CONUS garrison law enforcement to all wear body cams. I'd like to see the DoD just proactively do it, and make it the standard. That's probably an unpopular opinion with some folks, I get it. I can see both sides. But I think it's probably inevitable and will become the standard.
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