SF Police Commission OKs body cameras

San Francisco Chronicle: The Police Commission approved Wednesday a body-worn camera policy for the San Francisco Police Department, bringing the city force one step closer to rolling out the devices amid heightened scrutiny and calls for transparency.

But what should have been a celebrated end to more than a year of debate and discussion instead drew ire and heated exchanges, in particular over one of the more contentious issues surrounding the national discussion on law enforcement accountability: whether officers should be allowed to view footage before filing reports on critical incidents such as shootings.

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