united-states police
Do all cops in the USA actually wear bodycams now?
<p>I've seen numerous videos of people getting arrested in the USA, both in their cars on the road and at their homes.</p>
<p>Apparently, cops wear always-running cameras at all times these days, not just mounted on their cars (which is bad enough from a privacy perspective).</p>
<p>Does this really apply to ALL cops? Do they actually have the audacity to film me and store that footage forever and make it available to the public if they pay me a visit at my home and knock on the door and ask me questions about whatever?</p>
<p>Or is it only a certain &quot;segment&quot; of cops, such as those frequently involved in violent encounters on the road or where they suspect that there will be a shootout at the house where they knock on the door?</p>

<p>NO</p>
<p>It is decided state-by-state (for state-wide agencies like state troopers), and county by county, and city-by-city whether or not to buy and use cameras. Also, they are not usually always running. Policies as to when officers are required to turn them on vary as well as when the public and the involved officers get access to the recordings.</p>
