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The lens of a camera cannot lie, but video editing can. In the spirit of trying new ideas, I think this is definitely an interesting one. I think it will be in

The lens of a camera cannot lie, but video editing can. In the spirit of trying new ideas, I think this is definitely an interesting one. I think it will be interesting to see how the public responds to this. That said, I see a couple of things happening: 1) Most people will not care about this, nor use it. Human apathy is pretty powerful, and I don't mean that in a bad way. I think the majority of us are happy going about our own lives, and don't really want to upset that order. If a crime is happening, I don't think a lot of people will react to it, especially like in the video. 2) A small percentage of people will react, but that's probably not what you want in a situation like this. In emergency response, the number one thing they drill into you is to ensure the area is safe and secure. Paramedics will not render aid to a person if it means they could be harmed themselves. It's useless to have the paramedic injured as well as the victim(s). LEO and emergency personnel are trained to respond to these situations, and are paid to put their lives on the line. Adding other citizens to the mix is dangerous and irresponsible. I understand that Vigilante is only encouraging people to record what's happening, but even that act is dangerously provocative. Nevertheless, it is an interesting idea, and I likely have outlined the same kneejerk reaction that most would have to this, and I could very well be wrong. I think this type of app would work best in larger situations like at protests or more open public spaces. Situations like those in the video probably won't happen often, and probably would have the issues I brought up. But then, how is Vigilante different from folks just posting videos on FB Live, Twitter/Periscope, etc.?

arprocter 10y ago
Have you seen the movie Nightcrawler?
smokeyj 10y ago
> LEO and emergency personnel are trained to respond to these situations, and are paid to put their lives on the line. The keyword here is paid. We need more market forces in policing. It needs to be easier to fire bad actors and promote the good ones.
- incongruity 10y ago
  Actually, training is a pretty important word there too... We can debate about the quality of current training standards for certain case types, but on balance, I think it's hard to dispute that many situations need the expertise of trained first responders (paid or unpaid). More people on scene doesn't always make things better. Without thinking about the specific problems this is meant to solve and working to enable solutions, this app can be just as dangerously bad as it tries to be good.

arprocter 10y ago

Have you seen the movie Nightcrawler?

smokeyj 10y ago

> LEO and emergency personnel are trained to respond to these situations, and are paid to put their lives on the line. The keyword here is paid. We need more market forces in policing. It needs to be easier to fire bad actors and promote the good ones.

incongruity 10y ago
Actually, training is a pretty important word there too... We can debate about the quality of current training standards for certain case types, but on balance, I think it's hard to dispute that many situations need the expertise of trained first responders (paid or unpaid). More people on scene doesn't always make things better. Without thinking about the specific problems this is meant to solve and working to enable solutions, this app can be just as dangerously bad as it tries to be good.