[draw_down]

Mmm, where they're placed (and more to the point, where they're not placed) is still a political decision.

[matt4077]

It's much harder to hide racial bias in fixed camera installations, which can be nicely illustrated on a map, than in the day-to-day decisions of individual police units.

These decisions are also made by different groups of people, and a city's elected leadership tends to better reflect the population's diversity than the police department.