[tylerdinner]

They're public servants. That footage should be public property.

Just like "this call may be monitored for blah blah", your actions as a cop should be monitored by the public.

Maybe we should have local citizens watching/reviewing body cam footage 24/7 to make sure cops are doing their job correctly. It's also job creation.

Edit: obviously there are some confidentiality issues, so only certain folks should have that clearance. But it feels like we need a better oversight system, whatever that may be.

[mantas]

Yeah, some confidentiality issues.. I'm pretty sure such system would be abused. To leak footages of low situation in peoples' lives. To make sure cops enforce rules by the letter even if situation is objectively silly on the spot. To get dirt on cops by logging mistakes which everybody does.

That's like requiring screensharing + camera on for remote workers 100% of the time. It sucks.

[kevinventullo]

Remote tech workers aren't expected to occasionally assault or kill people as part of carrying out their duties.

[mantas]

It's not about deadly shooting. In my country bigger problem is police being not bold enough. Here police fires once in few years. As a whole force. Yet we have same issues with body cams. People cry foul over whatever policing is going on.

Policing is hard enough job as it is. Make it even harsher by 24/7 monitoring and even fewer people will show up. Then you'll have to scrap the bottom of the barrel to find any officers. Which is not exactly good for the society.

Looking from afar, US policing issues surrounding gun use is just a reflection of the overall society. US as a whole is overall much more aggressive society. Both police and criminals are more aggressive.