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human
CMV: Active bodycams and dashcams should be mandatory for all police interactions with the public

I believe that whenever any police officer interacts with the public, in any capacity, it should be recorded (and stored for a reasonable time), without exception.

The reduction of costs of potential law suits (either frivolous or valid) should address cost concerns, and even if they do not, I would be happy to pay slightly higher taxes to ensure that law and order is more evenly applied, good cops are allowed to do their work, and bad cops are identified and removed from their positions. Seems like a win-win for everyone to me.

Does anyone have an argument as to why this would be a bad idea?

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edit: I should explicitly exclude undercover operations here. Thanks to the posted who pointed that out.
gpt
I’m all for this, as a cop, most of the time it exonerates us, and when it doesn’t, it holds our feet to the fire which ultimately brings accountability to the public which is a prerequisite for trust. It does cost money though; not only the acquisition and maintenance but the raw data storage. Storing video is very expensive. 800,000 cops x 3-4 hours of video per day = A lot.

Edit* Now that I’ve been educated about the advances in data storage, sounds like it isn’t actually that expensive, thanks!