"To be fair, wouldn't that suggest strong oversight might work then?" Fair point, that might work if: 1. a public safety/citizens oversight committee does its

"To be fair, wouldn't that suggest strong oversight might work then?" Fair point, that might work if: 1. a public safety/citizens oversight committee does its job consistently, 2. isn't loaded with police-friendly stooges 3. and isn't gradually de-fanged over time in terms of its power. All three things, with time, can be manipulated by any given city hall, which is often lock-step with the police force. "...but theories need to be tested one way or another and it would provide some evidence" Agreed. And I say let's look at how they've deployed facial recognition in China to put those theories to bed.