In less than a week’s time, more than 100,000 people have signed an online petition calling for a “Mike Brown law” that would require state and local police to wear cameras.
The potential law is named for Michael Brown, the unarmed man fatally shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, on Aug. 9, the Wire reports. Because the White House website petition has more than 100,000 signatures, the administration is required to respond.
Investors are apparently taking the idea seriously. Taser makes wearable cameras for police officers, and its stock has jumped by as much as 30 percent since the shooting, reports the Washington Post blog theSwitch. Another company that makes wearable cameras, VieVu, has seen police requests for free trials increase by 70 percent in just a few days. The city of Ferguson is a potential customer; it said in a statement it is considering the idea.
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