Police Surveillance

In New Orleans, Lousiana, a former police officer accused in the videotaped beating of a man in the French Quarter after Hurricane Katrina was acquitted Tuesday by a judge who heard the case without a jury according to an article in CNN.com. The judge found that there were several times during the struggle that the man tried to resist the police officers and the whole incident could have ended more quickly and peacefully if the man had stopped trying to fight back.
Despite the negative finding of fault of the judge in the New Orleans case, it might be a good idea to have surveillance cameras following our own policemen to keep them in check. The cameras would be particularly needed during drug buy bust operations, check points and even during traffic enforcement where there have been frequent reports of bribery and abuse.