Beyond bodycams: Wisconsin killing reopens debate about police accountability

Community organizers demand systemic changes after police killed Corey Ruiz, a 38-year-old Black man, in Madison After bystander footage of police killing Corey Ruiz – a 38-year-old Black man in Madison, Wisconsin – spread online, many questioned why the officers were not wearing body cameras, a standard practice for more than 80% of police nationwide. Police said Ruiz was wielding a knife and injured an officer; multiple bystander videos showed he was shot while already detained and on the g...

By Lex McMenamin