The mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, announced plans to begin outfitting the Los Angeles Police Department with body cameras in an effort to rebuild trust between the police and the local community, which has been strained by incidents in Ferguson, MO and Staten Island, NY.
President Barack Obama has announced initiatives intended to build trust between communities and local police forces after the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown and an excessive police response to peaceful protesters put the issue of police militarization at the front of the national political discourse.
