War on Cameras

War on Cameras

War on Cameras

The least attractive options of cameras are the ones that do not have wireless networking capabilities. This is because destruction will also lose the video which is recorded. Digital video recorders which are available today are not much expensive, small, and practical. Flip Video is the most popular brand because it fits in the pocket easily, feature one-button recording and include a built-in USB port. There are also other cameras such as Kodak that are not much expensive and hold a lot of data. In case the videos are lost, the recovery software can be used by the people to recover all the videos. However, improvements can take place because in case of confiscation, account can be erased and evidence will be removed. An addition that needs to be made is to opt for password-protected account so that videos cannot be deleted without the password. Besides this, one more improvement is the ability to “black out” the phone when a video is being taken in order to ensure that recording of the video does not become obvious. It is not expected from UStream and Qik to add a function, but American Civil Liberties Union or the National Association should develop applications for cell phones for police to record. People are also encouraged by NAACP's to report incidents of police abuse which can be done through toll-free phone number, text message, or Twitter. However, registering complaints is burdensome, and this is because instant streaming and archiving is not allowed by the program. Rights of police encounters were also informed to the people by an organization, Scott Morgan of Flex Your Rights. Technology is changing at a very fast pace and powerful government accountability is required to ensure protection against abuses of state power. This would enable in preserving civil liberties and in enhancing things (Haevey, 2007).

There was a backyard mechanic from Illinois who was awarded 75 years if imprisonment because he did the crime of recording public officials. Another case is of Allison who lives in Illinois and the place where he lives prohibits the parking of unregistered vehicles on private property except in garages that are enclosed. Therefore, he has to obey the rule that has been formulated. Although he does not drive cars, he works on the cars and city of Bridgeport kept impounding them: in 2001, 2003, and 2005. Therefore, in 2007, he filed a lawsuit against the city and violated the rules. According to him, the police officers were harassing him and they were also violating the ordinance of the town. This was when he began to record the conversations with the police. Later, in 2008, he went to the police state with a tape recorder in his hand and asked the chief to name the law that was being violated by him or to let him do as he was doing. Soon after that, he opened the recording in his digital recorder after which a date was scheduled in January ...