However, what is to stop them from lying? Even if the interrogation was being recorded, the officer could just say that they thought they were being truthful or something.
You're absolutely correct that cops will work around this, and it's also ripe for being hollowed out by the courts (a cop saying he thought he was being truthful could easily turn into an expansive good-faith exception).
But it's something, and it'll help some people, and enough little improvements might collectively make a big improvement. It's nothing to rest on, but it's a decent step.
It sets the groundwork for later movements to increase curtailing fo the police. Yeah, revolution or disbanding the police would be faster and more effective, and we should do it, but this isn't a bad thing.
Obviously, this is a good thing.
However, what is to stop them from lying? Even if the interrogation was being recorded, the officer could just say that they thought they were being truthful or something.
You're absolutely correct that cops will work around this, and it's also ripe for being hollowed out by the courts (a cop saying he thought he was being truthful could easily turn into an expansive good-faith exception).
But it's something, and it'll help some people, and enough little improvements might collectively make a big improvement. It's nothing to rest on, but it's a decent step.
It sets the groundwork for later movements to increase curtailing fo the police. Yeah, revolution or disbanding the police would be faster and more effective, and we should do it, but this isn't a bad thing.