After studying the issue for years and launching a small pilot program in 2016, Garner has concluded the body cameras might be good for Greeley one day, but not today. He presented his recommendation to the city council during a work session Tuesday night.
“Itap a solution looking for a problem in our city,” said Councilman Randy Sleight. “We’re not L.A. We’re not New York. We’re not Ferguson.”
But council member Rochelle Galindo dissented saying there is a community push for body cameras. A group named Police Accountability Weld County has asked the council to add body cameras.
Greeley police have been involved in eight fatal officer-involved shootings since 2014. The district attorney and law enforcement agencies have deemed all of the incidents justified. Garner said there’s no reason to think having body cameras would have made a difference. “The facts of the situation wouldn’t change,” he said.
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