Legal Lifelines app is intended to provide alternative perspective to police bodycam evidence

A black criminal lawyer has designed a free app to allow anyone at risk of being stopped and searched by police to film incidents to ensure they have an “independent witness” to any interactions.

Michael Herford a criminal lawyer with Legal Lifelines, said the app could help provide a different perspective on an incident from police bodycam footage or evidence when a police bodycam was not turned on or its footage was lost.

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