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Re:Losing the war against surveillance capitalism letting Bi... by free_rms on Sunday June 21, 2020 @12:18PM (#23592905)
That's making a big assumption that everyone has equal access to surveillance data and that most if not all players are fair-mindedly searching for the truth.

If you assume the other way, pervasive surveillance makes a frame-up easier.

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Re:Losing the war against surveillance capitalism letting Bi... by treis on Sunday June 21, 2020 @12:24PM (#23592952)
I live in a country where the accused has equal access to the evidence.

And your rejoinder doesn't make sense. If you were being railroaded for a crime video showing that you didn't do it cant hurt you.

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Re:Losing the war against surveillance capitalism letting Bi... by rectang on Sunday June 21, 2020 @12:58PM (#23593271)
In many US jurisdictions, the decision over what police body cam footage to release is left to the police themselves. For example:

https://www.denverpost.com/2019/11/18/body-camera-aurora-pol...

> Police Chief Nick Metz said he wants to release body camera footage from the August death of Elijah McClain to lend more transparency to the investigation. But three months later, police still have it — advised by the district attorney’s office to keep it in house.

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Re:Losing the war against surveillance capitalism letting Bi... by goatinaboat on Sunday June 21, 2020 @02:02PM (#23593847)
In many US jurisdictions, the decision over what police body cam footage to release is left to the police themselves

In the UK as well, there have been several cases where the police have chosen only to disclose “relevant” evidence, when the existence of additional evidence becomes known the case collapses.

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Re:Losing the war against surveillance capitalism letting Bi... by treis on Sunday June 21, 2020 @01:09PM (#23593385)
I said "the accused", not everyone. If you are charged with a crime and if that footage could be evidence then it is required that the state turn it over to the accused.
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Re:Losing the war against surveillance capitalism letting Bi... by heavyset_go on Sunday June 21, 2020 @11:01PM (#23597070)
Only evidence produced in court. Body cameras can "shut off" or "break", the full footage can be destroyed, etc.
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Re:Losing the war against surveillance capitalism letting Bi... by a1369209993 on Sunday June 21, 2020 @04:28PM (#23595132)
> I live in a country where the accused has equal access to the evidence.

Really? Where? Because in most countries with laws requiring that, police and prosecutors regularly ignore said laws with impunity.

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