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I have sympathy for vulnerable people who might find themselves in a police precinct to either report a crime or seek other assistance. But preventing a person

by jawns 3y ago

I have sympathy for vulnerable people who might find themselves in a police precinct to either report a crime or seek other assistance. But preventing a person like Reyes from recording does nothing to resolve the privacy issue. Anyone who is willing to go through the trouble can request security camera footage. I think we also need to recognize that in a public place like a police precinct lobby, there are going to be some people who desire not to be recorded as a way of protecting their privacy, but other people who desire to record as a way of protecting themselves from police misconduct. Both have legitimate but competing interests. But the law explicitly protects the latter.

JohnFen 3y ago
> But preventing a person like Reyes from recording does nothing to resolve the privacy issue. I'm not arguing that he should be prevented from recording, really. The problem here is that there are opposing needs and rights, and some sort of balance needs to be had (and it would be better if that balance leaned more toward vulnerable people than those who are making some sort of political point.) I'm arguing that Reyes, and other "auditors", are unmitigated assholes for engaging this sort of activity. That said, preventing the recording may not resolve the privacy issue, but it would at least avoid making it worse.