Advocacy Groups Push for Faster Body Camera Implementation in Portland After Shooting
Originally reported by Mainepublic — 2017-02-20
A deadly shooting in Portland prompted advocacy groups, including Progressive Portland and the ACLU of Maine, to call for the city to expedite its $400,000 budget for police body cameras starting in fiscal year 2019. Steven Biel from Progressive Portland argues that body cameras would provide a reliable account of what happened during the shooting of 22-year-old Chance David Baker by Sgt. Nicholas Goodman. The police department is awaiting the conclusion of an ongoing investigation before commenting on the incident.
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Deadly Shooting Prompts Calls for Portland Police to Speed up Purchase of Body Cameras — Mainepublic
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