I like the SWAT camera idea and would extend that to have footage reviewed by a citizens review board that had a GOOD understanding of what is and isn't necessary force and situational dynamics.
In other words, a philosophically inbred group.
Sorry, if you can't explain it to the people (not just to experts) then you have no business claiming to be carrying on the business of the people.
like the SWAT camera idea …
Much of the distrust of our LEOs could be eliminated with more openness.
Unfortunately, just as there are some people who automatically distrust the police, there are some police officers that automatically distrust the people, they see us as “civilians”, it’s US vs. them. These officers will view the cameras as spying on the cops.
Darn I hated being referred to as a “civilian” while in collage – I had just retired from the Army and thought of my classmates - cops - as “civilians”.