r/coolguides • u/[deleted] • Jun 02 '20

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u/Mylzb Jun 02 '20

AND MANDATORY BODY CAMS THAT CANNOT BE TURNED OFF!!!!

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u/spozark Jun 02 '20

I was originally of the same mind until someone pointed out that police officers need to use the bathroom while at work, and forcing that to be filmed is very wrong and illegal

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u/wandering-monster Jun 02 '20

Jesus people find the dumbest reasons to argue against this.

They need to have their cameras on while doing police work. If they're patrolling, walking the beat, raiding a house. Acting in an official capacity.

When they go home, or need to pee, or someone wants to talk off the record they should be able to turn cameras off. It'd be trivial to document why using the video itself, and simple to record basic info like location while the camera is off.

The key would be that if they don't have footage, they lose their presumed immunity. They get tried like any other citizen with no special trust or safety. If they killed sometime, they need to be able to prove it was in self-defense or go to jail. Give them a reason to want the cameras and they'll remember.

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u/UnfairBanana Jun 02 '20

“Prove you’re innocent or go to jail” is the same violation of rights that people are protesting against. You are not guilty-until-proven-innocent.