opinion
HOW CAMERAS LIE
Reformers advocated for cameras on police officers, but the assault on Tyre Nichols shows we still need other witnesses to hold violent officers accountable.
Todd Brewster is a veteran journalist who worked for Time and ABC News and was Senior Lecturer in Journalism at Mount Holyoke College. In addition to his work with Marc Lamont Hill, he is author of the forthcoming American Childhood: A Photographic History (Scribner, 2023).
Reformers advocated for cameras on police officers, but the assault on Tyre Nichols shows we still need other witnesses to hold violent officers accountable.
Because cellphones are ubiquitous, it is very, very hard for anyone to get away with something and not assume that someone, somewhere is watching.
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