• MostlyBirds@lemmy.world
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      Rarely, yes, but the technology to create a body cam that functions reliably when near police officers hasn’t been developed yet.

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      7 states require them right now. Thats it. Most are still fighting saying that if the police are on camera they can’t do their job.

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        Well, when your job is to menace the communities you are supposedly charged with protecting, all that extra attention can really be a bother.

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        It’s not a perfect solution either. There have been plenty of instances where cops “forget to turn on” or “accidently block” their cams. Even cases where, mysteriously, the cams are “accidentally” damaged or the data “corrupted”.

        Unfortunately seems like the only defense for these cases is livestreaming police interactions.

        Cop unions should be illegal. (All other unions are fine)

        • tentphone@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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          Requirements for officers to wear body cameras are meaningless without significant penalties for turning them off when on duty

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            Absolutely, and you can generalize that to any sort of requirements are worthless if they don’t have as much teeth as the power they are trying to check.

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          All unions should be as good as cops unions. It’s funny how the government is fighting against unions, but they themselves have unions.