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What is your position on police officers covering their badge numbers at protests?

spicybright 5y ago
Disgusting, but I've never any incidents of this. Almost every state requires them to state their name, badge number, and department if requested. If I'm paying them with taxes, and allowing them the ability to use a massive amount of force taht non-officers are not allowed to, you can be sure I'd want their info in case they make a big mistake. I'm not working for anyone but myself when I'm protesting.
- mcguire 5y ago
  https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/05/politics/law-enforcement-badges-protests/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/05/politics/law-enforcement-badg... https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2020/06/05/seattle-police-chief-orders-officers-to-show-badge-numbers-after-reports-some-were-covering-them/ https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2020/06/05/seattle-police-c... https://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-police-cover-name-tag-badge/ https://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-police-cover-name-... https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-investigating-78-complaints-of-officers-removing-or-covering-badges-during-protests/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-investigating... https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-nypd-cops-accused-covering-shield-numbers-protests-20200604-rje2krqecfcrdcex2p2fdy3c5i-story.html https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-nypd-cops-... https://i2.wp.com/www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/crop_george-floyd-protest-police-caravia.png https://i2.wp.com/www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads...
wolverine876 5y ago
Are you suggesting that an action by the state is equivalent to actions by private citizens?
- mcguire 5y ago
  Are you suggesting that anonymity is not an unmitigated good?
ashtonkem 5y ago
They’re state employees on the clock, given a gun and legal immunity by the state. They can have their anonymity back when they’re not performing their official duties, not during.

Disgusting, but I've never any incidents of this. Almost every state requires them to state their name, badge number, and department if requested. If I'm paying them with taxes, and allowing them the ability to use a massive amount of force taht non-officers are not allowed to, you can be sure I'd want their info in case they make a big mistake. I'm not working for anyone but myself when I'm protesting.

mcguire 5y ago
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/05/politics/law-enforcement-badges-protests/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/05/politics/law-enforcement-badg... https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2020/06/05/seattle-police-chief-orders-officers-to-show-badge-numbers-after-reports-some-were-covering-them/ https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2020/06/05/seattle-police-c... https://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-police-cover-name-tag-badge/ https://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-police-cover-name-... https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-investigating-78-complaints-of-officers-removing-or-covering-badges-during-protests/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-police-investigating... https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-nypd-cops-accused-covering-shield-numbers-protests-20200604-rje2krqecfcrdcex2p2fdy3c5i-story.html https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-nypd-cops-... https://i2.wp.com/www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/crop_george-floyd-protest-police-caravia.png https://i2.wp.com/www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads...

wolverine876 5y ago

Are you suggesting that an action by the state is equivalent to actions by private citizens?

mcguire 5y ago
Are you suggesting that anonymity is not an unmitigated good?

ashtonkem 5y ago

They’re state employees on the clock, given a gun and legal immunity by the state. They can have their anonymity back when they’re not performing their official duties, not during.