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If we ever need proof that Body Cameras mean next to nothing, it just happened. Eric Garner was murdered & it was on YouTube the next day.

@ShaunKing, on Twitter, commenting on the death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man who died after a police chokehold. Garner's death was filmed, but NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo was not indicted, raising questions about whether outfitting cops around the country with body cameras -- a recent proposal that's been dubbed "the Michael Brown law" -- would reduce police brutality.

@ShaunKing, on Twitter, commenting on the death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man who died after a police chokehold. Garner's death was filmed, but NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo was not indicted, raising questions about whether outfitting cops around the country with body cameras -- a recent proposal that's been dubbed "the Michael Brown law" -- would reduce police brutality.

Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.