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Why Cops Frequently Got Caught Planting Drugs in 2017 | Look. All technology comes with a learning curve. (gizmodo.com)
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[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 day ago

In fact, with storage capabilities nowadays, bodycams should ALWAYS be recording, period. Gotta go to the bathroom? Too damn bad. You're a public servant. Trust the auditors to redact that if it comes to a court subpoena. You signed up for it. Extraordinary powers come with extraordinary sacrifices.

You don't need to record them shitting, just make it explicit policy that any time police disable their body cams the default position for what happened is whatever is most favorable to members of the public and least favorable to officers. Full stop.