Law enforcement and politicians meet to discuss policing

Palm Beach County's sheriff is renewing his call for body cameras, but just when could that happen?

The issue was part of a Forum Wednesday night on policing within Palm Beach County.

ISSUE WAS PART OF A FORUMTONIGHT ON POLICING.

LAWENFORCEMENT - POLITICAL ANDCOMMUNITY LEADERS WERE ALLTOGETHER TONIGHT TO ANSWERQUESTIONS.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL5'S TODD WILSON HAS MORE ONTHE CALL FOR ACTION.<< NATS: (VO) IT'S A WHO'S WHOOF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LOCALPOLITICIANS IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY.

(SOT 11:33:12) 4 SECWE'RE GOING TO BE TALKINGABOUT SOME VERY SERIOUS ISSUESIN LAW ENFORCEMENT ANDPOLICING.

NATS: (VO) ALL 23LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES INTHE COUNTY WERE POLLED ABOUTNINE QUESTIONS.

ALL OF THEDEPARTMENTS RESPONDED.

THEYWERE ASKED QUESTIONS LIKE:DOES YOUR AGENCY HAVE A POLICYTHAT BANS CHOKEHOLDS?

ALL OFTHEM SAID YES.

ANOTHERQUESTION - THE USE OF BODYCAMERAS.

PALM BEACH COUNTYSHERIFF RIC BRADSHAW SAYS HE'SIN SUPPORT OF PUTTING BODYCAMERAS ON DEPUTIES.

COUNTYMAYOR DAVE KERNER SAYS MONEYFOR THE CAMS COULD COME FROMMILLIONS SET AS TO REFURBISHDASH CAMS. TONIGHT'S MEETINGBROUGHT TOGETHER AGENCIES FROMALL PARTS OF PALM BEACHCOUNTY.

(SOT 11:30:28)11 SEC(CHIEF SHAUN BRAMMER -FAU) WEHAVE A GOOD GROUP OF CHIEFSAND SHERIFF THAT WORKSTOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY.

WEMEET ONCE A WEEK AND TALKABOUT DIFFERENT IDEAS,DIFFERENT THINGS THAT AREOCCURRING IN OUR COMMUNITY.AND WE BUILD FROM THAT SO WECAN IMPROVE OUR DEPARTMENTS.NATS: (VO) QUESTIONS IN THISDIGITAL FORUM WERE RAISED BYTHE COMMUNITY WATCHING.

ONEPERSON WATCHING ASKED WHY ISIT SO HARD TO WEED OUT BADCOPS.

SHERIFF BRADSHAW - WHO'SSEEKING RE- ELECTION SAYS IT'SNOT HARD TO GET RID OF BADCOPS BUT RATHER IT'S TOUGH TOKEEP THEM OUT.

(SOT 12:06:10)(SHERIFF BRADSHAW) 12 SEC WEMAKE SURE ALL OUR SUPERVISORSARE PROPERLY TRAINED UNDER DUEPROCESS, HOW TO INVESTIGATETHESE CASES.

AND NUMBER ONE WEHAVE AGENCY ATTORNEY'S THATMENTOR THEM THROUGH THEPROCESS SO WE'RE VERY PREPAREDTO GO TO COURT.

NATS: (VO) INTHE END, REVEREND RAE WHITLEYSUMMED UP WHAT HE FEELS IS THEPROBLEM WITH THE RELATIONSHIPBETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT ANDTHE COMMUNITIES THEY'RESUPPOSED TO SERVE.

(SOT12:31:06) 8 SEC (REVEREND RAEWHITLEY) BUT THERE'S ADISCONNECT FROM THE POLICIESBEING IMPLEMENTED AND WHAT WEFEEL ON THE GROUND LEVEL TODDSIG OUT