• Gaywallet (they/it)@beehaw.org
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    14 hours ago

    I would love to hear what has you concerned about a tool which provides a piece of information which is, by law (California Penal Code Section 830.10), supposed to be accessible to all individuals interacting with the officer - their name and/or badge number.

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      13 hours ago

      The concern was the lack of knowledge that this was public. I noticed it’s in the article, I may have read over it

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        12 hours ago

        Even if an officer’s name and badge number were not public (which would be weird, because both of these are a part of a police officer’s uniform), what is the concern about a tool which provides these?

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          12 hours ago

          It would make it easier for these people to be harassed, or worse. Privacy is important

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            11 hours ago

            You believe that a police officer, who is doing public actions, in a public role, should be given privacy while performing public actions? Say more

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              Yes and no. They’re still humans. They should be held accountable, but they should also have the privacy to live their lives.

              It’s not a simple black and white situation. There’s more nuance here