Bodycams: essential for good law enforcement, or a privacy risk?
From September, Swiss Federal Railways transport police will be equipped with body cameras, also known as bodycams, to help de-escalate conflicts and increase accountability.
Did you ever come across bodycams in your place of residence? How do you think the use of bodycams alter the relationship between the public and (transport) police? How should bodycam footage be handled to ensure transparency and accountability, while also protecting the privacy rights of individuals?
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1. The police people must be given good training on using the body cams, especially when explaining the LAW to the people they are filming.
2. The police people must also allow the civilians the same rights to film the encounter if they feel threatened by the police
3. The police filmings must be guaranteed to be retrieveable AFTER the incident. With today's technology there is ZERO reason for the camera filming to fail.
4. The police must not misuse the cam for their selfish reasons to show 1 side of the story. The video must protect both the police and the alleged criminals to show both sides.
5. The police should also promote and publish all the laws around using video to record in public spaces. This should include dashcams in Autos. What is allowed and what is not allowed.
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