Over the past week, videos of police killings of unarmed African Americans in South Carolina and Oklahoma have led to charges against the officers who fired the fatal shots. Meanwhile, 10 sheriff's deputies have been suspended in California after a news helicopter filmed them kicking and punching a suspect as he lay face down in the desert after a chase.

As video proves decisive in holding police accountable for abuses nationwide, "Democracy Now!" is joined by Jay Stanley, senior policy analyst with the Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at the American Civil Liberties Union. He authored "Know Your Rights" for the ACLU and its companion article, "You Have Every Right to Photograph That Cop."

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