[ctoth]

> I don't really have an opinion as to whether it's ethical or not ethical to video a traffic stop. It does kind of sound like lighting a match when soaked in gasoline though.

What? Under what possible interpretation of ethics might it not be ethical to video tape a public official interacting with a citizen? This just doesn't even make sense as a sentence to me. Segmentation fault (core dumped)

[kodah]

I could see it not being ethical if a person is being provocative. If it's just a dash-mounted camera or one pinned to the person's body (like a cops) that seems perfectly ethical.

[ctoth]

Then the provocative behavior is potentially unethical, not the recording? Seems like a very important distinction to make.

[kodah]

Yeah, could be, though I think the two in combination probably makes for a force multiplier.