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OHIO PUTS POLICE BODYCAM FOOTAGE BEHIND A PAYWALL (theintercept.com)

submitted 1 week ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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Ohio has become the latest state to allow police to charge high fees for access to footage.

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[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What in the fuck is this? There's no way in hell anyone would approve a law like this if not to hide police actions

Link me the GoFundMe for the guillotine and I'll contribute from Europe

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just for the record, axes are less expensive, more portable and generally more efficient.

[–] SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week ago

Perhaps, but a guillotine is a monument, a rallying cry, and a clear and obvious warning.

It’s not meant to be practical ;)