Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, March 15, 2018, 12:06 PM
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Body cameras issued to Foothill-De Anza police
Original post made on Mar 15, 2018
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, March 15, 2018, 12:06 PM
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Posted by Skeptic
a resident of Shoreline West
on Mar 15, 2018 at 11:28 pm
a resident of Shoreline West
on Mar 15, 2018 at 11:28 pm
This article reads like a press release from the police. The important questions it fails to ask:
1. Who controls the footage? Under what circumstances can citizens have access to footage in which they themselves appear? Without some form of public access, cameras bring no transparency, which means no accountability. They simply become another tool that can help the police when they want it to.
2. Do police body cameras work? Do they reduce police misconduct? Bring more transparency to policing? This appears to be an open question still. Web Link
3. What mechanisms exist to ensure police keep the cameras on? Will there be consequences for cameras turned off before police actions?
Posted by On or off?
a resident of Slater
on Mar 16, 2018 at 12:53 pm
a resident of Slater
on Mar 16, 2018 at 12:53 pm
If the police in the field are allowed to decide when the cameras are ON or OFF, then there could always be NO VIDEO when the police act unlawfully. If there is a firm policy that cameras must be ON (in defined or all circumstances), then the incentive to HIDE or DUMP video and claim there was NO VIDEO would be reduced.
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