We can debate the series of events that occurred the night Michael Brown was shot, but we shouldn’t have to.

If every officer in the country had to wear a camera, there would be nothing to argue.

Our government puts complete control in the hands of law enforcement with little to no conditions. There’s no video of what transpired between Michael Brown and Darren Wilson and there’s only one side of the story being told.

The goal of our justice system is transparency and there’s nothing more transparent than concrete evidence like video.

President Obama is allocating $75 million dollars to equipping 50,000 officers with body-worn cameras.

This would only be a percentage of the force, as The Verge reports there are almost 750,000 police officers in the country. However, as small of a change it seems, the body-worn cameras will be a step in keeping law enforcement honest about the interactions they have with citizens.

In the meantime it’s important to note that if you are in public it is perfectly legal for you to record a police officer. It is illegal for them to try to delete any footage or take your recording device without a search warrant.

It’s necessary to know the rights you have when interacting with law enforcement because a video could be definitive proof to support you instead of having their word against yours.

It’s not unusual to have surveillance of people on the job, every person in retail or food service, as well as many others, are accountable for their actions through recording. Especially considering the stakes are much higher for those in active duty law enforcement, it would be beneficial to have that layer of liability.

It will protect cops too, having the world they interact with documented will help when they’re being criticized. The body camera will help those who are innocent; regardless of the side of the law they’re on.

Putting cameras in action with officers would only create more visibility and openness. A camera would have prevented Ferguson and implementing them among the entirety of the workforce would prevent any future tragedies.