Why Has This Become More of a Necessity Then Choice?

Countless times in our nation’s brief history people have been subjected to wrongful arrest or detainment, and or been the victim of police misconduct or unethical use of force. Today is a new age where no matter the situation you too can have an accurate unbiased account of the events that took place.

According to a study by the Georgia Innocence Project “between 4-6% of people incarcerated in US prisons are innocent. If 5% of individuals are actually innocent, that means 1 out of 20 criminal cases result in a wrongful conviction."

With modern technology those incarcerated under false circumstances have a chance to be exonerated and compensated for the damage caused to them. Utilizing available technologies is key to maintaining accountability, reducing bias or hearsay, and having convictions based on facts.

Most courts agree that the First Amendment gives you the right to record—with pictures, video, and audio police officers who are on duty in public. Although the First Amendment does not say we have a right to record the police, it does give us the right to free speech and freedom of press which follows the natural progression of our country as most of our news is published utilizing online technologies.