Red light cameras are becoming a more common sight in the last decade. The debate on whether these cameras are improving the safety of drivers or just causing another financial burden to the states is still as strong as ever. These red light cameras are saving lives and not imposing unnecessary costs on states‚ but instead the cameras are saving states millions of dollars each year. In 2007 it was recorded that each year 751 people die in crashes due to someone running a red light‚ which comes to
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country and community leader called for all police officers to be equipped with body cameras‚ Th0se officers that wear body camera and it claim that their use will reduce the use of force by police officers and lesson the number of complaints by citizens against the police. Opponent of having citizens wear body camera cite privacy concerns especially if the video recording are made part of the public record. Body camera are on the verge of changing as we know it. A particular thorny questions is wheter
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them through surveillance cameras‚ cell phones‚ and the internet. One way the government spies on citizens is through surveillance cameras. “According to documents leaked on wikileaks‚ a company run by ex-CIA agents has created a piece of technology‚ called Trapwire‚ that siphons data from surveillance cameras in stores‚ casinos and other businesses around the country‚” (Newitz). These surveillance cameras are used to monitor for thieves and criminals. These cameras are found on public streets
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The first red light camera ticketing system was put in use in New York City in 1993. Since then‚ 24 states and the District of Columbia have installed red light cameras‚ while another 15 have banned automated ticketing systems that include red light and speed cameras. You generally don’t find that kind of love-hate relationship without something murky going on‚ and murk is exactly what you step into when you ask this one simple question: Do red light cameras reduce accidents? That simple question
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Police body cameras are quickly becoming a hot topic both in Congress and in articles. There are several opinions on them‚ but one thing for certain is that they have their benefits and limitations. Three authors use various rhetorical strategies to convince their audience that body cameras should or should not be used. "Cameras in the Station House" is a peer reviewed article written by no ordinary authors. The contributors and reviewers of this article consist of a state chair man‚ a criminologist
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Are law enforcement cameras an invasion of privacy? The police are an organization dedicated to enforce and protect the law. The force is sworn under oath and the members sworn in must respect and live by it. Personnel accepted to do this job are carefully chosen through many different tests to prove their good ethics. In order to perform that job the personnel must have good ethical values in accordance to their society and laws. The police forces are public servants which obligates them to behave
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manually activated cameras on their bodies to record any interactions with civilians. Recently‚ multiple cases revolving around police brutality including two extremely controversial cases from 2014 where two black men (Eric Garner and Michael Brown) were killed by white officers who later were not charged. The news and multiple social media websites took notice of these cases and it became a widespread public issue. A way to solve this problem is to have law enforcement wear these cameras so that the video
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should be required to use body camera? Yes or No? Now a days police officers are going crazy. They are killing to many innocent people. Police officers are supposed to be here for use to help us to save. There not supposed to be a threat to us. Police are supposed to the good guys who saves people from bad guys seems like everyone has gone bad now a days. Police Officers should be required use body camera because so many things are
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Should police officers wear body cameras? A 2013 University of Cambridge study found that when officers wear body cameras‚ both police and respondents are less likely to use violence. This study indicated a drop in the use of force by more than fifty percent. Body cameras will make the streets safer for both officers and the general public. Continuously wearing the camera will hold the officer accountable for his/her behavior. Also‚ body cameras can prevent cases like the Ferguson and Baltimore case
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Standardised Testing Name: Institution: Abstract This paper explores two published books that touched on pros and cons of standardized testing in schools. Popham‚ (2001) and Sacks‚ (1999) suggest that through pros a student will have to pass certain tests to determine that he or she has acquired proficiency in various fields of study. According to the two authors‚ in cons the students who have mastery of the content‚ don’t show in the test; it mostly promotes teachers to teach tests and evaluate
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