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POLICE body-worn cameras have taken off like a flash. The UK has deployed more than in the past year, the US is in the midst of rolling out , Australia has introduced 10,000 since 2015 and other countries are following suit.
The idea behind them is simple: recording interactions between cops and citizens should reduce aggression and help to convict either party if they cross the line.
However, a string of recent, often racially charged, incidents has shaken public confidence in these devices. Last week, outrage was sparked…
