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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 82 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Well hey, I have a few questions:

  • Why do bodycams even have a user-accessible switch? Why isn’t some sort of magnetic or RFID/NFC mechanism that’s only actuated by the docking station back at the precinct?
  • Why aren’t they running constantly for as long as they’re on shift?
  • Why do police (or any law enforcement mandated to wear body cams) have literally any control or review capability over the cameras and the footage they generate? Why isn’t an entirely discrete and separate agency firewalled off from the cops?
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