AK Considers Labeling Human Traffickers As Sex Offenders: The Arkansas Legislature is considering a bill that would require criminals who engage in human trafficking or those who engage in sex with a human trafficking victim to register as sex offenders. Elicia Dover of KATV reports that the bill's author, Senator Jim Woods, believes that that the requirement would help law enforcement keep track of criminals convicted of these crimes.
The Risks Cops Take: Many who are demanding body cameras on police officers in the wake of the Michael Brown shooting may not like the idea so much when those cameras show the danger that officers face while trying to protect the public. Case in point: Matt Pearce of The Los Angeles Times reports on the body camera video of a suspect shooting and killing a young Flagstaff, AZ police officer during routine questioning. Like existing dashcams and DNA evidence, bodycams are going to help convict 99% of the suspects police officers confront, while reminding the rest of us how dangerous it is to be a cop.
The Risks Cops Take: Many who are demanding body cameras on police officers in the wake of the Michael Brown shooting may not like the idea so much when those cameras show the danger that officers face while trying to protect the public. Case in point: Matt Pearce of The Los Angeles Times reports on the body camera video of a suspect shooting and killing a young Flagstaff, AZ police officer during routine questioning. Like existing dashcams and DNA evidence, bodycams are going to help convict 99% of the suspects police officers confront, while reminding the rest of us how dangerous it is to be a cop.
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