The DEA Once Touted Body Cameras for Their “Enhanced Transparency.” Now the Agency Is Abandoning Them.

Everyone should love body cameras. Almost every single law enforcement interaction is going to involve the potential for some arguing after the fact about what really happened. Everyone on both sides should want the objective truth to be known. If the cops don't want their interaction to be recorded, that is a massive red flag.

To me, it somewhat sounds like Trump told all the federal cops to throw away their bodycams, and the DEA obeyed him and some other ones ignored him. ICE, of course, got rid of theirs almost immediately after Trump showed up.

The executive order I want to see is that body cameras will be used as a punch clock. You are only considered "on duty" and getting paid while your camera is running.

Any action you take with your camera off is as a private citizen, and is not covered by qualified immunity.