The man who apparently shot Freddie Gray’s arrest, Kevin Moore, speaks in an uncut Vice interview. The video helped ignite public awareness of the situation and conditions in Baltimore. Freddie’s death and the officers’ attempts to cover it up enbroiled feelings of police corruption. In a city where police don’t have cameras on their uniforms, citizen footage is almost the only way to hold police responsible for illegal behavior. Thanks to the video, 6 officers have been found guilty in Freddie Gray’s murder.
Kevin was held for a day without charges, claiming he was out after curfew, and he claims it was done to intimidate him. Applications like the ACLU’s Mobile Justice app allow your phone to directly send video footage to them, and helps maintain transparency when otherwise there would be no records. Putting cameras on police uniforms is cheaper than paying for the PR and legal costs for police misconduct.