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Tiny video cameras protect cops, suspects
- raldi 13y agoPrevious HN discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6257896 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6257896
- sgreenwood 13y agoI'm partial, because I shot the video, but The Verge did a large feature/report on this back in April that I think explains both sides of this pretty well: http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/5/4162478/tasers-axon-flex-cop-camera-takes-aim-at-privacy http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/5/4162478/tasers-axon-flex-co...
- larrys 13y ago(Thanks for the link it's interesting.) "because I shot the video" I've watched about 5 minutes and so far I see where you are interviewed but what part did you shoot the video on?
- orbital303 13y ago"Uploaded to a secure cloud." Well, that's just a pure lie. No such thing exists.
- pixl97 13y agoI'll toss a link to this article along similar lines. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/14/nyregion/order-that-police-wear-cameras-stirs-unexpected-reactions.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/14/nyregion/order-that-police...
- cpursley 13y agoNow if only our elected officials had to wear them while on duty with the ability for the public to view after a period of time...
- Groxx 13y agoGood to see we're moving on from arresting people for videotaping cops doing things they shouldn't be doing.
- msoad 13y agoYou remind me the innocent dog who got shot in the face by the police because it's owner were videotaping them.
- enupten 13y agoThis is rather silly isn't it ? I hardly think you can enforce good culture with negative operant conditioning. Why is it that Microsoft's silly ranking system is much criticized, while this is one is being applauded ?
- azernik 13y agoEmmmm... negative operant conditioning? There's no stimulus that's being removed depending on officer's behavior. In fact, I wouldn't call it operant conditioning at all - there's no new punishment or reward here, just increased certainty that both officers' and suspects' actions will be known and provable to third parties.
- njuyhbgtrfvcdew 13y agoHe was probably trying to comment over here, on this other article, about Microsoft's Stack Ranking program: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6266863 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6266863
- tomohawk 13y agoIt seems like teachers and students could benefit from this as well. Teachers are often accused of being unfair or acting unprofessionally. Parents may not know who to believe when a teacher and a student flatly contradict one another.
- hyperbovine 13y agoParents and children too! Also, couples. And football players--the refs can't be trusted. And my boss. We should probably just videotape everything, come to think of it.
- justinpombrio 13y agoAll in good time.
- X-Istence 13y agoWhere can I purchase one of these cameras?
- lutusp 13y agoWell, there's Google Glass, which is the same basic idea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass Here's a more general result about these things: https://www.google.com/search?q=small+wearabl%3Be+camcorder https://www.google.com/search?q=small+wearabl%3Be+camcorder
- showerst 13y agoThe police models are actually made by Taser. http://www.taser.com/products/on-officer-video/axon-flex-on-officer-video http://www.taser.com/products/on-officer-video/axon-flex-on-...
- X-Istence 13y agoI've contacted them, they are supposed to give me a call back. Wonder if they will sell them to a consumer.