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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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Viewable at all times by the public. They are allowed to turn them off in their own residences and maybe a few other places.

Any meetings or phone calls relating to anything that affects the People, public.

First of all, they'll be kept accountable. Second, we'll see how they like the constant surveillance state.

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[–] fizzle@quokk.au 7 points 5 hours ago

Nah, surveillance is not the answer.

The proliferation of body cameras is a can / should problem. People have been performing their duties since the dawn of time without having to capture and provide video evidence of no wrong doing.

There are special cases of course but in general your local parking inspector doesn't need one.

The actual problem is accountability. Theres no lack of evidence of corruption, there's a lack of will to do anything about it.

[–] CCMan1701A@startrek.website 1 points 3 hours ago

How about no closed door meetings. Even small town governments have closed to the public meetings...

[–] Pavidus@lemmy.world 24 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

And NASCAR style suits with patches for all their contributors. Patches should be sized by donation amount.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago

One of Robin William’s best jokes.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 hours ago

Ha! I like that

[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Just reminding anyone that body camera's are a pro police not anti police agenda.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 2 points 4 hours ago

The way police body cams are implemented is very pro police.

The way police body cams should be implemented would be pro-truth, pro-transparency.

Good luck with that.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

"Once we have enough information on our elected officials, they will most certainly align with our interests" is a beautiful idea. But simply not born out in practice.

Far too often, you can have someone on camera dead-to-rights doing the most corrupt shit imaginable and... they'll win in a landslide in the next election cycle, because they're doling out the red meat to the right constituents.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 1 points 4 hours ago

because they’re doling out the red meat to the right constituents.

Caesar showed them how to do it with his Senate. It's a game as old as politics itself.

[–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 9 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

They should be required to wear buttons naming all the major donors.

Could give a frogs fatass about cameras.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

just clothing like race car drivers. jumpsuits.

[–] EntheoNaut@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 hours ago

At least an over the shoulder sash.

[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 11 points 10 hours ago

Suddenly working from home will be all the rage in politics