. >> i want to call up our public defender, jeff hidachi and thank you for your op ed today. >> thank you for calling this hearing. i of course am in favor of body cameras. while i believe strongly in the right of privacy i think that the use of body cameras has the potential of radically reforming our public safety system for the better. body cameras are a shield for armor against false accusations and vindictive lawsuits. we're behind the curve in san francisco. officers in oakland, union city, los gatos, gill roy, brentwood, vallejo and campbell already wear them. there's no doubt based on the research and best practices that body cameras improve police conduct. in the first year the rialto police department it was found that use of force fell my 60% and citizen complaints fell by 88% within one year. why is in? this? because there's an objective record which is the benefit of having a camera. studies say that the effect of third-party observers on behavior plays a mayor role. we've seen this as people have cameras on their phones and often will video arrest in other parts of a det