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N.J. worker loses job after objecting to surveillance camera pointed at her desk, lawsuit says (www.nj.com)

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We should have civil rights organizations be in charge of the footage.

Make them automatically upload to ACLU servers.

Police brutality plummets.

[–] Arbiter 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Except even when they are filmed nothing happens, they just get paid leave or shuffled to another department.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Before video evidence became a thing, almost 0% of police brutality would face any consequences. With video, its now non-zero, should be ideally at 100%, but getting the statistic away from 0% is a great start. The murderer of George Floyd would've walked away without video evidence. When there's more cameras, the odds of punishment is better than without cameras.

[–] Arbiter 3 points 3 days ago

That’s a fair point, I’m just skeptical how much of a difference a new tech gadget can make on systemic issues.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

At least then the victim's family can get a wrongful death payout. It would be even better if they abolished qualified immunity.