Cop cameras: More and more police departments across the country are mounting recording devices directly on officers to capture their interactions with citizens. After a string of high profile cases involving police use of force, many, including Seattle Police Chief John Diaz, say it is time to use cop cams in Seattle. But others, including the ACLU of Washington, say concerns about privacy and the potential for tampering with the technology should keep cop cams out of the city.

 This week, City Inside/Out takes up the debate. We begin by taking a trip across the water to Bainbridge Island and visiting one local police department that has already brought cop cameras onboard. Our studio guests are Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell, American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Deputy Director Jennifer Shaw, Seattle Police Officers Guild President Rich O’Neill and Seattle Human Rights Commission Chair Roslyn Solomon.

 Our cameras are always rolling! City Inside/Out, Friday, April 29, 7:00 p.m., SEATTLE CHANNEL, Cable 21 or right here on http://www.seattlechannel.org/. Did you see last week’s program about the legal issues surrounding the ballot measures on the deep-bore tunnel? Watch it now by visiting http://www.seattlechannel.org/CityInsideOut/.