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Interesting. While recording police activity has certainly exposed many atrocities the few times I have seen police making legitimate arrests recently they are

by sloucks 10y ago

Interesting. While recording police activity has certainly exposed many atrocities the few times I have seen police making legitimate arrests recently they are being recorded by a handful of on-lookers who are crowding the situation. I would imagine it is very difficult for police to perform their job under those conditions. There is certainly a benefit that comes at a cost.

milesokeefe 10y ago
What about being filmed makes it difficult for police to do their jobs?
- yNeolh 10y ago
  It's easy, imagine your friend is being arrested by speed over-limit. It's what the police has to do, isn't? The thing is, imagine, that you record it, and then show the face of the police to your friends and you go to fight him. It's well known that sometime police should be recorded, but don't forget there is people out there which is hateful. Police, in general also need security. It's by that, so hard to find the best rule for all the cases.
  - qbrass 10y ago
    You could have said it was easier to mine the video for technicalities to exploit, or edit the video, making your friend look like the victim and posting it on youtube, or you could go around harassing police officers, then playing the victim while recording it. But you went with having a picture of the officer so your angry mob knows who to go after with their torches and pitchforks.
hellomoto998 10y ago
There are seriously more important things we should be dealing with as a society than preventing the filming of police. Like disarming the police. Edit: Categorical imperatives which require the cessation of global human killing -- arguably the only categorical imperative that makes any social sense whatsoever at this crucial juncture for our planet's social history -- require the disarming of everyone. Other categorical imperatives are arguably subservient. Deal with it. Sorry, I do not know of any balm for this burn.

by sloucks 10y ago

milesokeefe 10y ago

What about being filmed makes it difficult for police to do their jobs?

yNeolh 10y ago
It's easy, imagine your friend is being arrested by speed over-limit. It's what the police has to do, isn't? The thing is, imagine, that you record it, and then show the face of the police to your friends and you go to fight him. It's well known that sometime police should be recorded, but don't forget there is people out there which is hateful. Police, in general also need security. It's by that, so hard to find the best rule for all the cases.
- qbrass 10y ago
  You could have said it was easier to mine the video for technicalities to exploit, or edit the video, making your friend look like the victim and posting it on youtube, or you could go around harassing police officers, then playing the victim while recording it. But you went with having a picture of the officer so your angry mob knows who to go after with their torches and pitchforks.

hellomoto998 10y ago

There are seriously more important things we should be dealing with as a society than preventing the filming of police. Like disarming the police. Edit: Categorical imperatives which require the cessation of global human killing -- arguably the only categorical imperative that makes any social sense whatsoever at this crucial juncture for our planet's social history -- require the disarming of everyone. Other categorical imperatives are arguably subservient. Deal with it. Sorry, I do not know of any balm for this burn.