I think you're conflating the semantics of English with what was actually trying to be accomplished. This isn't about protecting the officer's privacy; it is established in Seattle, King County, and Washington that officers can be photographed and recorded while undertaking their official duties.
The opposite, however, is not true. Individuals--the set of humans who are not police officers undertaking duties--do have an expectation of privacy except when the law or common practice says otherwise. For example, I have no expectation of privacy when walking down a public street. I, unlike a police officer, do have an expectation of privacy when I am at work, except from my employer.
The Seattle Police Department has a bad reputation inside Seattle. (King County's Sheriff isn't too far behind, sadly.) As a voting resident of Seattle, I am thrilled both that the police department is working on it and that the City Council is holding them to reforms.
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I think you're conflating the semantics of English with what was actually trying to be accomplished. This isn't about protecting the officer's privacy; it is established in Seattle, King County, and Washington that officers can be photographed and recorded while undertaking their official duties.
The opposite, however, is not true. Individuals--the set of humans who are not police officers undertaking duties--do have an expectation of privacy except when the law or common practice says otherwise. For example, I have no expectation of privacy when walking down a public street. I, unlike a police officer, do have an expectation of privacy when I am at work, except from my employer.
The Seattle Police Department has a bad reputation inside Seattle. (King County's Sheriff isn't too far behind, sadly.) As a voting resident of Seattle, I am thrilled both that the police department is working on it and that the City Council is holding them to reforms.