• EdibleFriend@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    7 states require them right now. Thats it. Most are still fighting saying that if the police are on camera they can’t do their job.

    • cogman@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      It’s not a perfect solution either. There have been plenty of instances where cops “forget to turn on” or “accidently block” their cams. Even cases where, mysteriously, the cams are “accidentally” damaged or the data “corrupted”.

      Unfortunately seems like the only defense for these cases is livestreaming police interactions.

      Cop unions should be illegal. (All other unions are fine)

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      1 year ago

      Well, when your job is to menace the communities you are supposedly charged with protecting, all that extra attention can really be a bother.