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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who watches the watchers? I've heard about drugs being planted before, but I think there was always some doubt in my mind that i
by thebigspacefuck 9y ago
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Who watches the watchers?
I've heard about drugs being planted before, but I think there was always some doubt in my mind that it was just an excuse by those being prosecuted. This is the first time I've seen solid evidence that it's real. That is fucking terrible! How many times has this happened and put innocent people in prison? We can't let this continue to happen when the cameras are off. We need these cameras everywhere and we need them on all the time.
- convolvatron 9y agoit happens a lot. i think the misunderstanding is that we the citizenry think that the police should held to certain standards of objectivity, that each citizen is presumed innocent, and there is a legal framework that very carefully evaluates guilt before taking punitive action. the police think are they fighting a war where people don't wear uniforms and intermix freely. part of their job is to put on one side of the front or the other, a citizen or a criminal. once you are determined to be a criminal the goal is to first and foremost instill fear and compliance. after that as many bad people as possible should be sent away - cleaning up the streets. unless this context is changed, extra-legal tactics like planting drugs and overt police brutality won't go away. and if those things continue to be part of the job, then obviously cameras aren't acceptable. unfortunately, as horrified as i am, i'm not sure i can judge this war perspective as unconditionally wrong.
- dTal 9y agoVery interesting to read this comment immediately after this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14813206 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14813206