[DanBC]

I think police-worn video will reduce the amount of abusive policing.

But I'm making a big assumption there. I'm assuming that the police know that they're being abusive, and don't want the public to know how they're policing.

What happens if the police are in fact proud of what they do? Convinced that it's the right thing?

For one example see how some police seem to go to maximum escalation at the earliest opportunity. They do this in the name of "officer safety", but ignore the increased danger it poses to members of the public.

[BurningFrog]

> What happens if the police are in fact proud of what they do? Convinced that it's the right thing?

If a court disagrees after seeing the proud footage, they get punished.

[XorNot]

That's not the point. The point is that it's hard to make criminal cases without hard evidence.