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VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines - December 25, 2014
Five protesters are dead in northeast India after a clash with police, four people are dead as storms pummel, and LA's mayor will outfit cops with body cameras.
Will Police Cars Start Watching Their Officers?
The LAPD is trying to make its officers better drivers, but police departments around the country should also be monitoring the way cops interact with civilians.
California Lawmakers Want to Limit Police Drones, but Activists Want Them Banned
California lawmakers just passed new limits on how police can use drones, but some argue that only legitimizes their use—and that police shouldn't have them at all.
Is Obedience the Only Way to Avoid Police Brutality?
People of color are getting so sick of police brutality that even some politicians now says it's time to stop being so obedient.
The LAPD Thinks It’s at War and Now It Has Drones
Drones were so unpopular in Seattle that the police department there had to give them away. But nobody wants them—not even in Los Angeles, a city that already has helicopters flying overhead every day.
The LAPD Will Stop Jailing Immigrants for the Feds — In Order to Cover Its Own Ass
The LAPD will no longer keep immigrants in jail awaiting review by the feds, but only because the LAPD wants to avoid litigation.