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Body Cameras for Portland Cops Are on the Bargaining Table. But Don’t Expect to See the Debate—or the Footage. Within 24 hours of its request, the proposal says, the Police Bureau would have to furnish the union with body camera footage.
Portland police rush protesters. (Justin Yau)
Updated 5:37 AM
Five days after a Portland police officer shot and killed Robert Delgado in Lents Park, the cops’ union showed up at an April 21 collective bargaining session armed with a proposal to record officers’ actions with cameras strapped to their uniforms.