i absolutely agree with the sentiment, but this issue is much wider than police departments. the people are supposed to have privacy while power (of all sorts)

i absolutely agree with the sentiment, but this issue is much wider than police departments. the people are supposed to have privacy while power (of all sorts) gives transparency. in front of our eyes this is being flipped on its head: power is asserting all privacy while demanding that we—the public plebes—give up ours. much of this community have been fighting against losing this privacy for years. the piece that hasn’t been getting as much voice is how power is becoming far less transparent and refusing to answer anything. (and yes, flooding a topic with noise making it impossible to find signal on an issue is the opposite of transparency.) and for you partisan hacks, this is both parties, and yes, this includes your favorite cult figure. it’s being flipped on its head. the countless recent police incidents is just one of many many many incidents.