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Originally Posted by WhiteTiger
Titan's point is oft-repeated by body-cam advocates. Begin to see the problem?
It's also a matter of privacy. If the cop walk into a mall food court and goes to the food court bathroom, taking a video of everyone he passes while taking a leak, who's taking a leak at the same time he is, and then as he leaves (post washing his hands)...and that info is also FOIP'able? You don't have/see privacy concerns/issues there?
Society is pretty much against (with good reason) cameras in bathrooms. You can't walk in with your cell video'ing, take footage of the stall wall, and leave without upsetting probably everyone else in there. I know that I"d be pretty uncomfortable in a public bathroom if anyone, police included, walked in with an active camera. It's just not done.
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The first and easiest is don't film in bathrooms when there for personal use. I can live with that. The rest is manageable with legislation/regulations. I can't foip any random police report. Why would I be able to foip a video? Easy to carve these things out. However, I think the regulations need to be made in concert with civilians of some sort. Unfortunately, the police have lost a lot of trust in being able to effectively manage these issues internally. All of your concerns in the above post could be addressed by policy.
Perhaps it is not reasonable, but if an officer needs to speak to a CI (or whatever example you want to use), he reports it to you and/or a Sgt. has to approve turning it off. I would also argue the video is no different than speaking to an officer so the same privacy rules would/should apply.
Also, as someone that worked on CPS/Fire accidents when at the City, as soon as they activate to respond to a call the camera should be one to ensure they are following "hot response" or whatever they are called protocols.