~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SANDY SANDFORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C'punks, Bob Snyder's recent post suggested that my argument in favor of wiring the cops could be use to support wiring of civilians or employees. Not so. Police are public officials. As such, they have no right to privacy *with respect to their public acts*. When off duty, cops have the same right as other citizens to privacy in their private lives. I said my proposal was "anti- *bad* cop" and that it would benefit good cops. Do I need to say that it would only benefit good cops in the line of duty? It would be bad for anyone--cops or civilians--in their private lives. Employees represent an intermediate position. If an employer is foolish enough to require that employees be wired, 'sokay with me. For most employees in most jobs, it would not be acceptable. I think they would get jobs with less intrusive employers. Some employers will wire some employees, whether or not the police are wired. Wiring the cops is a good idea; arguments about wiring employees and citizens are nothing more than red herrings used to avoid addressing the real issue of police accountability. S a n d y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~