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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by flyinglizard on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @09:09AM (#18911180)
Not that I'm advocating against police transparency, but just imagine what it would be like to livestream your work computer screen to the entire world. It sounds quite stressful.
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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by krapp on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @09:26AM (#18911276)
>It sounds quite stressful.

The price they pay for the privilege of enforcing the state's monopoly on violence should be some lack of an expectation of privacy due to public scrutiny, that only seems fair.

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by jMyles on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @01:19PM (#18913466)
More stressful than having colleagues whose power has corrupted them and knowing that nobody will believe you (or worse, that you'll be the target of reprisal) if you report them?

I think that taking the reporting part of police abuse out of the hands of police (ie, by ensuring that bodycams are a secondary viewport, while overhead observation by ordinary, independent persons is primary) will make the job less stressful, not more.

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Re:U.S. proposes to allow drone operation at night, over people by drb91 on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @12:14PM (#18912772)
> It sounds quite stressful.

So does being shot by police.

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