[ExI] In future, will everybody wear their own body cam?

[Adrian Tymes]

On Sun, Sep 29, 2024 at 4:01 PM efc--- via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On Fri, 27 Sep 2024, BillK via extropy-chat wrote:
> > As Adrian mentioned, it could be useful for protection. As a deterrent
> > to anyone approaching you to snatch your Rolex watch. It would also be
>
> Is this a common problem in the US? This is an honest question. I've had
> my run ins with mainly arabian robbers and assailants, but nothing serious
> ever happened and I managed to defend myself. _Despite_ probably having
> experienced way more violence than the average sweden, I would not even
> dream of walking around with a camera. It would not solve anything, and
> given the level of intelligence of the people involved in this incident,
> as well as laws against filming in public, I don't think it would work.
>
> So is this such a common scenario in the US and would it be effective?
>

It depends on where you are and who you are.

The common robber would probably not be deterred.  If they recognized a
bodycam at all, they would probably think it was something more they could
steal.

The protection is against the police, who generally get training such that
many can be expected to recognize a body cam - and that may be constantly
broadcasting.  Police, unlike robbers, are sometimes held accountable if
sufficient public outcry is raised.

There are only certain jurisdictions where such protection would be useful,
and then only for certain classes of people - most famously, black people
where the police force is thoroughly racist.  In most locations, white
people have no such problem if they look at least middle class.  (Asian,
Hispanic, et al are at various stages between.)
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