According to the county sheriff, it took the camera salesman three years to accomplish exactly what the department. The police wanted was to transmit live what the camera saw, and they did.
Ric Bradshaw, Palm Beach County Sheriff, “At the end of the day, this is exactly what we wanted.”
During a press conference, the sheriff informed the media that body cameras on officers are already a reality. 1,600 street agents will gradually use them. The top 25 are already using them. But these cameras are different from those of other departments. of policemen.
And it is that these cameras have the possibility of transmitting live what is happening and these images can be seen in real time by a supervisor
The officer can turn on his camera when he determines, but also when “the officer draws his weapon it automatically turns on, the taser camera also turns on and any officer who is around, his camera turns on. will also turn on automatically”.
The bailiff explained that it is the field supervisor who gives the order to broadcast live and thus be able to give orders.
“When we have incidents that the police may have to tap into the live feed, it allows them to see in real time what is happening and if things are not going our way, we can make adjustments and fix the things,” the sheriff said.
The sheriff assured to have authorized a budget of 70 million dollars for these teams for the next 10 years.