Two Illinois lawmakers are pushing for a hike in traffic and other fines to raise money for police body cameras and dashboard cameras. The White House is backing up that push saying requiring police officers to wear cameras is one potential solution to end the mistrust between police and communities. News Watch's Margaret Langevin spent the day talking to one local police department about the issue. One state representative says the proposal would be funded by an additional six dollar surcharge on fines for criminal or traffic offense convictions, which she estimates to bring in four million to six million dollars every year. This proposal comes after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Demands for police body cameras have increased around the country since the shooting.
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