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Ferguson citizens want body cams on cops

They have organized an effort to require police to wear body cameras

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In Ferguson, riots and protests were sparked after fatal shooting of unarmed, black 18-year-old.

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By Police1 Staff

Ferguson, Mo. — A group of citizens have organized an effort to require Ferguson police to wear body cameras, KTVI reports.

The group is submitting paperwork to the Ferguson City Hall to start a petition to push an amendment to the city charter.

Last November, a grand jury declined to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was fatally shot by Wilson in August 2014. The death sparked weeks of sometimes-violent protests. In the aftermath, President Obama announced that the federal government would spend $75 million on body cameras for officers.