On Wed, 17 Nov 2021 21:01:46 +0000 (UTC)
jim bell <jdb10987@yahoo.com> wrote:


>> Don't bother arguing that 'cops' shouldn't be able to collect such evidence.  Outdoors, on public property, is generally considered free for anyone to record, including ordinary citizens.

>Jim Bell, Always Wrong.

Nothing prevents the public from demanding that legislatures write laws prohibiting 'cops' from using specific surveillance methods.  I was not arguing that issue.

But generally, 'police' are able to do anything an ordinary citizen can do.  As long as that remains true, I think we should try to keep them as honest and unbiased as we can.  'Police's ability to selectively conceal evidence should be curtailed.