Donald Trump’s administration opposed efforts to expand the use of body cameras by immigration officers and sharply cut oversight staffing as it surged officers into Minneapolis and other cities, leading to a series of violent clashes.
Footage from bystanders of two fatal shootings of U.S. citizen protesters, including Saturday’s incident that left an ICU nurse dead, has underscored the power of video in checking official statements that have portrayed people who have been shot as provoking violent encounters with immigration officers.
Cameras worn by officers long have been central to police reform efforts for this reason. The Trump administration, however, moved last year to slow-walk a pilot program to give ICE officers body cameras, urging Congress in June to cut the funding by 75% and bucking a nationwide trend of cameras for law enforcement.
Of course they did. Twice they’ve murdered people in the street and immediately claimed them to be violent terrorists only to have it refuted from a dozen angles immediately after. Orwell already foreshadowed this a long time ago.
The Republicans very own SS is acting as designed.
The first thing he did is illegally remove the inspector generals from government, why is this remotely surprising to media figures? Further why is oversight money even offered when he illegally misappropriates every dollar received?
Foolish me saw this moves intent as only financial in scope but I see what you mean.
“We can’t afford cameras, sorry, we need all that money to buy more guns and masks.”
They had body cameras? and followed rules!?
