With all the questions surrounding law enforcement in the United States right now, it seems as though solutions are being tossed around constantly. Most people understand that the percentage of incompetent police is actually very low. But one bad Apple can spoil a bunch. So how do we solve this current problem? How do we get the word trust in the same sentence as police? One solution may be Google Glass.
The technology is already there. A wearable device that has a camera. The camera can be live-streamed to a server and recorded so there is no question as to if the video is edited. The database that holds this content can be controlled by an outside company that has no affiliation with law enforcement.
The glasses should be able to be prescription for those that need it. The marriage of this technology and this use seems like a no-brainer. Google gets a huge contract, and the police and public are protected.
So what are the downsides? Well, cost for one thing. The gadget, which cost $150 to make, sells new for no less than $1500 on amazon. So how do we get that cost down for our police forces?
A high volume contract will obviously bring the cost down and there would need to be some subsidies provided by the government. Would you be ok with a tax increase in order to help fund this type of project?
These wouldn't be devices handed to an officer and then allowed to use at will. They would be handed in at the end of the shift. The company that monitors the video streamed would then view any questionable activity, and report the findings.
This would lead us to "Let's just go to the tape". So the question about who, what, why, how, when would be answered immediately.
The trust between the police and some communities needs to be rebuilt, and for some that can only happen when those that stretch the law are exposed. And ultimately, this protects the officers who are doing their job correctly.
The technology is already there. A wearable device that has a camera. The camera can be live-streamed to a server and recorded so there is no question as to if the video is edited. The database that holds this content can be controlled by an outside company that has no affiliation with law enforcement.
The glasses should be able to be prescription for those that need it. The marriage of this technology and this use seems like a no-brainer. Google gets a huge contract, and the police and public are protected.
So what are the downsides? Well, cost for one thing. The gadget, which cost $150 to make, sells new for no less than $1500 on amazon. So how do we get that cost down for our police forces?
A high volume contract will obviously bring the cost down and there would need to be some subsidies provided by the government. Would you be ok with a tax increase in order to help fund this type of project?
These wouldn't be devices handed to an officer and then allowed to use at will. They would be handed in at the end of the shift. The company that monitors the video streamed would then view any questionable activity, and report the findings.
This would lead us to "Let's just go to the tape". So the question about who, what, why, how, when would be answered immediately.
The trust between the police and some communities needs to be rebuilt, and for some that can only happen when those that stretch the law are exposed. And ultimately, this protects the officers who are doing their job correctly.