[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 146 (Wednesday, December 3, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H8286]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          POLICE BODY CAMERAS

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, hands up; don't shoot.
  The recent events in Ferguson have brought to light many of the 
problems that still exist in our Nation: racial divides, mistrust of 
law enforcement, a judicial system that disproportionately incarcerates 
black men, and the unfortunate way that we view one another--not as 
Americans, but as us versus them.
  I am encouraged by President Obama's initiative that will help 
purchase body cameras for police departments. This will increase 
accountability of law enforcement, and it will protect our officers by 
deterring wrongdoing.
  I am proud that the two cities in my district, Newark and Jersey 
City, are taking the lead to acquire cameras for their police officers, 
because members of the community deserve to feel law enforcement is 
protecting them and not out to get them; and, in turn, our protectors 
deserve to be protected as well. This will be a step in the right 
direction.

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