Downside of Police Body Cameras: Your Arrest Hits YouTube
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/27/us/downside-of-police-body-cameras-your-arrest-hits-youtube.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
"The issue challenges the assumption that everything that happens in
public should be public," said James McMahan, policy director for the
Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. "But I don't
know that we want a woman standing there with bruises and scratches
and other signs of domestic violence to be posted on YouTube. The
instance of her being posted online forever might be a greater crisis
than the original incident."
- - -
For years I've been discussing issues over unredacted body camera
videos potentially showing up on YouTube. This is a gigantic issue,
because -- remember -- police are often inside innocent persons' homes
at those persons' times of most vulnerability -- sick, naked, injured,
and more -- both adults and children. Such videos cannot be made
fodder for public voyeurism (or worse, monetization). Also, note that
rules are often missing regarding how long such video can be retained
when no crimes are involved, or how such video may be used for future
investigative purposes. These are all gigantic and complex issues.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
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