The Pennsylvania Senate has moved legislation that would amend the Wiretap Act to allow police to wear body cameras, an issue that has taken center stage in the national conversation sparked by incidents in which police encounters have led to civilian deaths.
The bill, SB 976, sponsored by Sen. Stewart Greenleaf, R-Montgomery, would allow officers to enter a private residence with an activated body camera and would eliminate the requirement that they inform everyone in a public space that they are being recorded. The bill, which aims to improve police accountability and restore faith in the criminal justice system, has been criticized by opponents, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, for failing to provide the transparency necessary to make body cameras effective.
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