John Oliver on police bodycam footage: ‘Hoping for leaks cannot be the system here’

Last Week Tonight host looked into the proliferation of law enforcement body cameras, whose presence alone does not provide accountability On the latest episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver delved into the proliferation of police bodycams, “the devices that gives us a nipple’s-eye view of law enforcement’s interactions with the public” and which represent what some experts have called the largest new investment in policing in a generation. Bodycams have been viewed as a “popular solution...

By Guardian staff