[harlanlewis]

Indeed. The Ferguson police in fact have a couple dashboard cameras and body cameras for officers to wear, however none have been installed due to the $3k/per expense (no link, easy to google).

It's staggering how low accountability is on law enforcement's priority list, especially given the amount of money available for "crowd control" military hardware.

[thaumasiotes]

> It's staggering how low accountability is on law enforcement's priority list

Huh? Why would they want to be accountable? Accountability would be a priority of the populace.

[harlanlewis]

Priorities can be mandated. Dealing with externally-set priorities is a fairly regular subject on this very forum (damn you, marketing!).

No government agency should be solely responsible for selecting what is and is not its job.

[fnimick]

Of course accountability isn't a priority. Their priority is to arrest and detain as many people as they can, and being accountable might cut into their revenue.