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Dear Mr. or Madam President,

My name is Nickolas and I am writing you this letter to try and resolve a major problem in the United States. The problem I would like to resolve is claims of police brutality. This year claims of police brutality have risen to an all-time high. Over 500 people were killed in 2015 alone. This is an issue of the utmost importance because people are losing family and

friends and they are starting to fear the people who are meant to protect them. If this continues there will be backlash that will cause more death and even more tension between the people and the police.

"Over the past 25 or so years, surveillance cameras have increasingly become an integral part of law enforcement as technological advancements made video cameras better, more reliable, and substantially cheaper. Most, if not all, police agencies in developed nations use closed-circuit television (CCTV) with the aim of deterring criminal activity, investigating crimes that have taken place, and prosecuting those responsible for them." (Ariel).

"The author and a student working with him—who was then chief of police in Rialto, Calif.—undertook a large-scale controlled trial of police body cameras starting in February of 2012. The number of times Rialto officers resorted to using force and the number of complaints received both diminished markedly after just half the patrols began using body cameras." (Ariel). "What’s more, there was a 90 percent reduction in citizens’ complaints against police officers compared with the 12 months prior to the experiment. That’s particularly remarkable, because it was a 90 percent reduction in the total number of complaints filed, not just those filed against officers wearing cameras." (Ariel).​ (Ariel)."The author and a student working with him—who was then chief of police in Rialto, Calif.—undertook a large-scale controlled trial of police body cameras starting in February of 2012. The number of times Rialto officers resorted to using force and the number of complaints received both diminished markedly after just half the patrols began using body cameras." (Ariel).

I am writing you this because if you step in you can prevent riots like the shootings that happened in Dallas earlier this year. You must step up and address this issue head on by one making all police officers wear body cams at all times during their shifts. This would eliminate false claims. Which lead to riots in the name of guilty victims. Some people claim that this is invading the officers’ privacy, But police officers will need to overcome this obstacle to protect the rights of the people they have sworn to protect.

Sincerely,

Nickolas M.