National action is now coming out of the events in Ferguson, Mo.

President Obama is asking Congress this week for $75 million to buy 50,000 more body-worn cameras for local law enforcement, according to an article from the McClatchy Washington Bureau.

Many protesting groups have demanded that local police wear body cams, including the Wichita-based group, Sunflower Community Action.

Body cameras will give police officers a certain level of accountability for their actions, which is what many Americans have been demanding since Darren Wilson, a white police officer, fatally shot Michael Brown, a young black male, on Aug. 9.

It’s difficult, though, to determine the “what-if’s.” If Wilson was wearing a body camera that day, things might have been different. Or, they might not have been.

Even with video evidence, there is still a great deal of discrepancy. Consider instant replay in the NFL.

Referees say one thing, fans say another, coaches say another.

Americans are quick to blame the police, and Wichitans do the same.

Those in Wichita should consider, though, the dedication of the Wichita Police Department in the Fairmount Park attack case.  The WPD was represented in a campus safety forum at Wichita State a few weeks ago, and Capt. Troy Livingston said he was impressed with the audience’s respect for law enforcement.

“I go to a lot of community meetings, and the police get blamed for a lot of things,” Livingston said in a phone interview with the Sunflower. “I was really impressed with the maturity of the students.”

Livingston was in a crowd of about 50 people Nov. 23 at a vigil honoring the victim of the Fairmount Park attack. On a Sunday, he was dressed in blue jeans and a Wichita State baseball cap.

Not every police officer is bad. Not every police officer needs to be monitored for their actions. And many Ferguson protestors should realize that.

Yet, it is a step in the right direction. Officers may think twice about their actions in the field, especially the ones who have repeatedly shown questionable actions toward citizens of another race.

If action comes out of this case, though, it may be one of the first positives since this all began.

It’s nice to see a positive, too, since all the negative in Ferguson in recent weeks.

— For the editorial board, Shelby Reynolds