Comment on NYPD faces backlash as it prepares to encrypt radio communications | New York | The Guardian
doppelgangmember@lemmy.world 10 months agoI’ll put it simple.
American cops are not equivalent to Canadian cops. US cops use tax payer money to pay lawsuits but are allowed a special police union as well. No other public servants get a union to do their bidding while tax payers foot the bill.
Open the channels. What’s there to hide. In emergency events, yes it could be an issue. But people also need to know where serious events might be occurring in their areas.
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 10 months ago
I’d much rather have some real accountability measures than the accidental accountability occasionally provided by broadcasting their communications.
Krauerking@lemy.lol 10 months ago
How about both? The governmental systems are supposed to be open so that they can be observed to be truthful and trustworthy, and then keep checking anyways.
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 10 months ago
I don’t think things like names of suspects should be made public.
iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.com 10 months ago
The American legal system has made a conscious decision to require public trials (so accused are public) with the right to face your accuser (so victims are public). This does remove privacy, but the idea is that the trade off is worth it to avoid people being “convinced” in secret trials.
You may disagree with this trade off, but it’s baked in and changing it would be a big difference. Some exceptions exist, I think, but IANAL.
thecrotch@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Fine, roll that out before you take away what we have