On December 04 2014 14:31 killa_robot wrote:
No. Just no. That's a terrible idea. Why would we give criminals open access to the routines of cops?
Get the body cams, record everything, then store it all for ~a month (or less if needed). If there's an issue brought up, relocate the videos for the cops in question on the relevant days to a more permanent server to be reviewed and catalogued as evidence. Otherwise no one reviews the videos (would take way too fucking long anyway), and they're deleted if not needed after a set amount of time.
It's the best mix between being reasonably priced and effective imo. The cops deserve some privacy too. Having what I did on file for review is one thing, having my every moved observed and judged is something else entirely. We still need people to want to be cops, and it's a bad enough job as is.
No. Just no. That's a terrible idea. Why would we give criminals open access to the routines of cops?
Get the body cams, record everything, then store it all for ~a month (or less if needed). If there's an issue brought up, relocate the videos for the cops in question on the relevant days to a more permanent server to be reviewed and catalogued as evidence. Otherwise no one reviews the videos (would take way too fucking long anyway), and they're deleted if not needed after a set amount of time.
It's the best mix between being reasonably priced and effective imo. The cops deserve some privacy too. Having what I did on file for review is one thing, having my every moved observed and judged is something else entirely. We still need people to want to be cops, and it's a bad enough job as is.
I think the system should be closed and automatic. Videos can only be viewed if a judge allows. Not even the cops should have free access to them. This protects the privacy of everyone involved and also makes it harder to temper with the system itself.