Yes, Mike. I too get irritated reading about such incidents.
As an ex-police officer (30 years service in Liverpool), I can't help but feel that the problem should be tackled from another direction. All police officers should be advised to assume that they are being filmed/photographed when they are having dealings with the public such as arrest and search. From the police point of view the complete defence to such surveillance is to behave 'according to the book'. That's not too hard, is it?
Post arrest and in interview conditions video recording now routinely takes place.
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