This one sentence towards in the bottom of the article needs to happen. As we saw in the Eric Garner case, video footage means little. > To improve accountab

This one sentence towards in the bottom of the article needs to happen. As we saw in the Eric Garner case, video footage means little. > To improve accountability, complaints should be heard by independent arbiters, brought in from outside. The prosecutors and police are on the same team. > If an officer is accused of a crime, the decision as to whether to indict him may rest with a local prosecutor who works closely with the local police, attends barbecues with them and depends on the support of the police union if he or she wants to be re-elected. Or it may rest with a local “grand jury” of civilians, who hear only what the prosecutor wants them to hear.