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what's the argument against not having body cameras on at all times?
by moretai 9y ago
what's the argument against not having body cameras on at all times?
- randyrand 9y agodata storage would be annoying, for one. Battery life, another.
- csallen 9y agoPolice are the good guys and can do absolutely no wrong
- rhizome 9y agoPrivacy. That sometimes they go to the bathroom, or talk on the phone to their families.
- ceejayoz 9y agoThe privacy of victims they're interacting with is a valid concern, as well. A rape victim may be reluctant to give details on-camera.
- rhizome 9y agoI'm just relaying the arguments I've read.
- raldi 9y agoWhat's the argument against having body cameras on at all times that they're interacting with the public, other than when the person they're talking to specifically requests that the camera be turned off?
- rhizome 9y agoTechnological limitations: it's not the kind of thing that can be done automatically.
- viraptor 9y agoThere are some, but also having it on at all times wouldn't solve the underlying issue. Specifically, drugs could be easily planned a few hours before while the cop was not on duty. Or by paying someone else to do it at specific time. Always-on cameras definitely help in case of bad interactions with people stopped on the street, since those can't be scripted. But anything you can do ahead of time - not so much. It's trying to have a technical solution to a social issue.
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