Florida Incident Raises Questions About Police Body Cameras

Government Technology: When two Lakeland Police officers violently engaged a suspect under a bridge last week, passersby happened to capture video of the encounter on their phones.

The two video segments, totaling 41 seconds, were soon posted to the internet and widely viewed. The resulting controversy brought some harsh criticism for the Lakeland Police Department.

In response, LPD officials said it was unfair to judge the officers' behavior on the basis of such short video segments, which didn't capture the interactions that led to the rough arrest of Justin Abbott on April 10.

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