Even as we can see police killings typically would not come to light but for body cams, we discover those on federal task forces are not allowed to wear them.
It has been more than two weeks since Damien Evans was killed by officers. Following the protocol of the Salt Lake City Police Department, the body cam footage would have been released by now. But, since it was a federal task force that killed Evans, there will be no such release.
Such federal policy is shameful. It begs the question of whether officers want to get away with killing. If you do no wrong, why not video these shootings? Why this policy against wearing body cams?
The case involving Damien Evans is especially troubling. He was wanted for no more than "absconding," which is the term used for when a person no longer lives at the address they are suppose to. So, we have someone who wasn't living where they were suppose to, and we call in a specially funded federal task force to straighten out such a serious matter? And, we end up killing him?
There may be more to this than what we know. Perhaps it was for more than just "absconding." This case cries for transparency, not just in having body cams, but in explaining why a federal task force was required for an infraction no more serious than Evans not living where he was suppose to.
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