article_snippet.sent: But before you place too much emphasis on the percentages, there are other variables to consider, like policing methods, as CNN political commentator Marc Lamont Hill pointed out.
article_snippet.sent: Changing the racial makeup of a department alone won't do the trick if officers aren't taught the best practices.
article_snippet.sent: I want police officers who are capable of doing the job properly.
article_snippet.sent: us need community-based policing if us're going to believe that police are the proper force to be in us neighborhoods.
article_snippet.sent: And if you make a bad decision -- don't care if you're behind the shield or just a citizen on the street -- you have to live by a "bad decision.
article_snippet.sent: the shooting spurred a nationwide debate over whether officers should wear cameras on officers lapels.
article_snippet.sent: The takeaway: Not everyone agrees that all officers should wear body cameras.
article_snippet.sent: Some police unions have scoffed at the idea, and the American Civil Liberties Union has cited privacy concerns.
article_snippet.sent: Some police unions're also expensive.
article_snippet.sent: But National Urban League President Marc Morial said more body cameras will help protect not just the public, but also police.
article_snippet.sent: I think if officers know that officers actions are being recorded on a consistent basis, it's going to protect good officers who do the right thing," National Urban League President Marc Morial said.
article_snippet.sent: But it's also going to ferret out, if you will, bad actions by bad officers.