Let police officers see the video first

By: Joe Broadmeadow

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: July 13, 2026

Words: 968

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago


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I spent 20 years in East Providence and retired as a captain. I’ve written after-action reports on calls I could describe in detail years later, and reports on calls where the first thing I wanted to know when it was over was whether I had actually done what I was sure I had done. Anyone who has been in one of those calls knows the difference.

Police body cameras are supposed to shed light. …