Re:Would You Wear a Camcorder on Your Ear?
by splat on Saturday October 02, 2010 @11:14AM
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I think many cops are in favor of it. If someone you give a ticket to files a bogus complaint against you, you can turn to the video to exonerate yourself. Nevertheless, there is a substantial fraction of police who are strongly against it. Here's an interview by Radley Balko with three law enforcement officials who are opposed to video recording of cops: http://reason.com/archives/2010/08/09/police-officers-dont-c...
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Re:Would You Wear a Camcorder on Your Ear?
by patio11 on Saturday October 02, 2010 @12:43PM
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I think you can sell it to the cops as something which is in their control and which can't be used to witchhunt them. It will not actually be in their control and will certainly cost some cops their jobs, but as long as it feels like it is in their control, I think you can make that sale. (Compare: wiretapping versus ubiquitous phone records made of all employees at BigCorp.)