Should average citizens begin wearing body cams in case they are stopped by the police?

Average citizens carry cell phones.

Thread done in one. I don’t have anything to add.

Do you assume all police officers are crooked? The American way is to assume all are innocent until proven guilty, not presume the opposite.

@kritiper – not all police are crooked. But there are ample examples (Chicago, LA, etc.) where the police-worn cameras are mysteriously turned off or malfunctioning when they are supposed to be running. One of those weirdly convenient coincidences.

As to @Patty_Melt comment – cell phones can be confiscated and wiped clean. A personal worn camera is potentially less likely to have that happen.

{context: my son in law is a police officer and wears his camera every day}

Surely in America the average citizen carries a gun for defence rather than relying on cameras for protection.

I think it is like the way dash cams have (or are) going. They will slowly permeate society.

Ideally, it would be an always-on camera embedded directly inside the eyeball, with live upload to cloud storage.
And before anyone asks: yes, I presume all pigs to be crooked.