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This is a huge relief. One of the last defensive weapons we civilians have against the military industrial complex that desires to create the police state, is
by aa-jv 4y ago
This is a huge relief. One of the last defensive weapons we civilians have against the military industrial complex that desires to create the police state, is the fact that we can record everything.
I can only hope that those who are behind this ban are learning that the right of the people to to hold their police force - and other violent forces - accountable, shall not be abrogated.
IMHO, the 1st Amendment Auditors are a new class of heroes, we all need right now ..
- xbfivhvu 4y agoThe auditors. Now there is a YouTube rabbit hole I haven't been down in a while.
- aa-jv 4y agoIf I'm free to go, I'm free to stay.
- mrguyorama 4y agoOne big problem is that we record all these horrible offenses and needless violation of basic human rights, and nothing happens. A cop gets a paid vacation and is offered counseling for murdering someone. Maybe if you are lucky, you take the city to civil court and get money. But there's still only a couple cops going to prison, and zero changes to make policing kill fewer people per year. Worse, a significant segment of the population says that any negativity towards police is unacceptable.
- jjeaff 4y agoI think we are improving some in that regard. I am seeing a lot more "resigned for unrelated reasons" for cops that get caught on tape abusing their power. They may be moving to another police force somewhere else. But at least it's some progress. And I think police forces are starting to see cops with a public record like that as a liability.
- aa-jv 4y agoI don't think its the case, necessarily, that 'nothing happens'. Police are being held accountable, more and more - but if we don't have the facts, the accountability can't be enforced with prosecutions. So, this is definitely a step in the right direction.