It's legal for any random citizen to build one of these surveillance networks, right?

Manuel_D 41 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Correct, at least in the US you can record people in public pretty much at any time.

nilamo an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That's a great point. We should build a network that tracks all cops to make sure they don't get up to no good while off duty.

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neilv 27 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

The police where I live are generally good, and I imagine that's the case many places. So, treating police as the enemy, or a punching bag, is unfair and counterproductive.

(I can't speak to any places that might have a lot of corruption or ill intent.)

Places that aren't too corrupt, you'd be better off encouraging a partnership among citizens, police, lawmakers, and other officials. Which is how it's supposed to be. Everyone in the government has their respective duties, and they operate within a framework that's ultimately decided by the people.

If, for example, police propose certain surveillance, to help keep everyone safe, within their scope, then sometimes someone with different or larger scope might need to say, yes, but there's also these other considerations. Eventually a decision is made by the public or their elected representatives, and everyone nods with respect, and aligns, and continues their respective duties.

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assimpleaspossi an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Are you one of those guys who hates the cops until you need one? Do you also forget that cops are people, too?

	▲	Terr_ 33 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		How backwards. Parent poster is talking about treating cops closer to how regular people are being treated. If you're really committed to fairness, you'll take away the off-duty/unofficial privileges and immunities that they have which are not shared with "people too."
	▲	microgpt 37 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I used to hate the cops until I needed one, and then they were horrible to me and didn't solve my problem and actually started a reverse investigation against me for the thing I reported someone else doing, so now I hate the cops even when I need one.

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tiahura 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Only in free countries. Many authoritarian regimes don’t let people take pictures in public.