Swiss police cry foul over citizen filming of arrests
Swiss police cry foul over citizen filming of arrests
Swiss police demand restrictions on citizen video content of police actions being made public on social media.
Police say they are being misrepresented by filming of arrests by members of the public, with some voices calling for restrictions on video content being made public.
“If police actions are so blatantly distorted every time, a ban on videos during police operations can no longer be taboo,” Harald Zsedényi, vice-president of the Basel city police force told the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper on Sunday.
Less transparency was never the answer and never will be. If you're afraid being misrepresented, make your own footage and show them.
If they are worried about unfair representation, then fair representation can be shown through unedited video feed directly from the police.
Garra suggests that more officers should wear bodycams to balance up the available video evidence.
And visibly some police representative think so too. It should really be the norm. We shouldn't kid ourselves that our police are perfect, even if they are magnitudes better than in some other countries. Complacency breeds corruption.