Having someone around with a bodycam that wouldn't know the timing to turn it off before the cops start going porcine would be probably the best outcome we could get outta crime bill joe.
The independent body cam would be good, but what I read about was more of an interpersonal-observer effect. Just knowing that someone reasonably neutral was there as a witness -- and all that implies -- apparently had a significant effect on stopping mass violence. Think of how most people tone down antisocial behavior (e.g., fucking around as kids, or being a drunk asshole as an adult) if a third party walks in who isn't part of your group.
That's a good point, I'd be curious to see how well it'd actually work. Because I don't think that cops would view an attached social worker or counselor as anything but an enemy, like internal affairs or whatever.
Having someone around with a bodycam that wouldn't know the timing to turn it off before the cops start going porcine would be probably the best outcome we could get outta crime bill joe.
The independent body cam would be good, but what I read about was more of an interpersonal-observer effect. Just knowing that someone reasonably neutral was there as a witness -- and all that implies -- apparently had a significant effect on stopping mass violence. Think of how most people tone down antisocial behavior (e.g., fucking around as kids, or being a drunk asshole as an adult) if a third party walks in who isn't part of your group.
That's a good point, I'd be curious to see how well it'd actually work. Because I don't think that cops would view an attached social worker or counselor as anything but an enemy, like internal affairs or whatever.