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I propose a new law: When police neglect to use surveillance to protect actual victims, they must relinquish the surveillance (slrpnk.net)
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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/27222607

After my bicycle was stolen, the police could not be bothered to look at video surveillance recordings around the scene of the crime. Yet surveillance remains a form of oppression against everyone as police fixate on victimless crimes (drugs, undocumented people, traffic violations, etc).

So new rule:

If police refuse to review surveillance video at the request of a victim, the video camera must be removed.

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[-] activistPnk@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago

I suppose the nuance I did not elaborate on is the proliferation of private surveillance that is shared with cops. I vaguely recall something about Amazon doing a backroom deal to give the gov unwarranted access to private Amazon Ring cams, which is not something the general public can access.

In the context of my dream law, police failing to use their Ring access to protect victims would have to lead to loss of access to the cams.

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