• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    A cops word should mean nothing unless their body cam is on

    Maybe that will be enough for them to stop accidentally turning them off

    • MiltownClowns@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      We used to have to trust the police because otherwise the system would collapse without that trust. But now that trust has been supplanted by actual evidence in the form of body cameras. And that evidence shows that the police can’t be trusted.

      Just like religion in this country, hopefully trust in the police will continur to fade as we get more and more evidence that it’s just another tool used to suppress the underclass.

    • Nelots@lemm.ee
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      11 months ago

      A cop should have zero authority to do anything if their body cam is off. They should be treated as a regular civilian.