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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
When Cops Wear Body Cameras, Who Gets to See the Footage? Police in Fresno released video footage Wednesday of two officers shooting and killing a 19-year-old man. The shooting happened last month. The department’s chief said he decided to release the graphic body camera footage because of intense interest in the shooting. The footage shows the man reaching behind his back and grabbing an object that officers believed was a weapon. He can be heard saying he hates his life before officers open fire. Police departments across the country are equipping officers with body cameras, but many questions remain over who gets to see the footage.
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Securing Public Spaces, Super Wealthy Asians Vehicles are increasingly being used as weapons, as seen in the London Bridge attack over the weekend and in New York’s Times Square last month. The Compton-based company Calpipe is designing security bollards to help make public spaces safer. And novelist Kevin Kwan satirizes the “crazy rich” Asian jet set and their luxurious tastes in his latest book, “Rich People Problems.”
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Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How do Trump supporters feel about the Paris Accord? Globally and around the U.S., there are strong opinions whether or not the Paris Climate Accord is a good idea. The American exit is either a horrifying abdication of American leadership or a forceful and long overdue statement about U.S. sovereignty.