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    101 month ago

    We should have civil rights organizations be in charge of the footage.

    Make them automatically upload to ACLU servers.

    Police brutality plummets.

    • @Arbiter
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      141 month ago

      Except even when they are filmed nothing happens, they just get paid leave or shuffled to another department.

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        1 month ago

        Before video evidence became a thing, almost 0% of police brutality would face any consequences. With video, its now non-zero, should be ideally at 100%, but getting the statistic away from 0% is a great start. The murderer of George Floyd would’ve walked away without video evidence. When there’s more cameras, the odds of punishment is better than without cameras.

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          31 month ago

          That’s a fair point, I’m just skeptical how much of a difference a new tech gadget can make on systemic issues.

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        31 month ago

        At least then the victim’s family can get a wrongful death payout. It would be even better if they abolished qualified immunity.