What I learned from an unfortunate incident with the NYPD

Re:What I learned from an unfortunate incident with the NYPD by rdl on Sunday March 02, 2014 @10:02PM (#7331807)

IMO, raid jackets should have the police ID number written in the same font as POLICE (or other agency) on the back, and on the front in 2-3" high numbers.

The headband of a uniform cap would also work well in addition to a name tape.

There should also be a requirement that police identify themselves by name/number verbally in interactions when it is practicable to do so; e.g. "You are under arrest, I'm Officer Johnson badge #3898390 of the NYPD, ..." Coupled with audio and video recording devices, it helps create a record.

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Re:What I learned from an unfortunate incident with the NYPD by lostlogin on Sunday March 02, 2014 @11:43PM (#7332083)

I'll add to that. Public access to the recorded video and audio via an established process managed by a third party (to prevent access to inappropriate content which would otherwise occur with unlimited public access).

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