Besides losing a hobby that I’ve done on and off since I was a kid in a small town in Nebraska, this is what scares me as a citizen about the full time use of encryption. Do Encryption and corruption go hand in hand? You be the judge, but looks like they did in this case.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m pro police, but this was a police department run amuck.
Besides being scary, this is an interesting broadcast if you have time. Act one is what I’m talking about. The Miami Gardens PD. And they also happen to be full time encrypted. So would this big time corruption have been caught earlier if they were monitorable? I would think so.
Of course I’m just assuming at the time of this going on they were encrypted. I think the system is different now, but I bet they were then. If not, then they did it after that, which would be just as bad in my book.
Radio show:
Cops See It Differently, Part Two | This American Life
One of my favorite parts is the guy that the police arrested not once, but a bunch of times for trespassing at the place where he worked. And just the sheer numbers of contacts and arrests the media person talks about show there was a big problem.
Database showing encryption:
Miami-Dade County Public Services (Project 25) Trunking System, Miami, Florida - Scanner Frequencies
I realize this doesn’t mean Fort Collins, Estes Park, Westminster, and Arvada are all corrupt and they probably aren’t. But the point is there is no way to know when your police are completely secret. In the future they could be doing anything and get no attention about it unless someone is brave enough and has enough money to do something about it.
And I know it wouldn’t be the same situation as Miami Gardens. The demographics are way different. But it doesn’t have to be the same thing. It could be anything.
And I still think an informed public is safer than being in the dark. Not the other way around like some Chiefs have said. I will never accept “you’re safer if you don’t know what we’re doing”. Seriously? What’s the real reason?
And I’m all for officer safety, but there are plenty of ways to ensure that without full time encryption.
Do Encryption and Corruption go hand in hand? Maybe sometimes.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m pro police, but this was a police department run amuck.
Besides being scary, this is an interesting broadcast if you have time. Act one is what I’m talking about. The Miami Gardens PD. And they also happen to be full time encrypted. So would this big time corruption have been caught earlier if they were monitorable? I would think so.
Of course I’m just assuming at the time of this going on they were encrypted. I think the system is different now, but I bet they were then. If not, then they did it after that, which would be just as bad in my book.
Radio show:
Cops See It Differently, Part Two | This American Life
One of my favorite parts is the guy that the police arrested not once, but a bunch of times for trespassing at the place where he worked. And just the sheer numbers of contacts and arrests the media person talks about show there was a big problem.
Database showing encryption:
Miami-Dade County Public Services (Project 25) Trunking System, Miami, Florida - Scanner Frequencies
I realize this doesn’t mean Fort Collins, Estes Park, Westminster, and Arvada are all corrupt and they probably aren’t. But the point is there is no way to know when your police are completely secret. In the future they could be doing anything and get no attention about it unless someone is brave enough and has enough money to do something about it.
And I know it wouldn’t be the same situation as Miami Gardens. The demographics are way different. But it doesn’t have to be the same thing. It could be anything.
And I still think an informed public is safer than being in the dark. Not the other way around like some Chiefs have said. I will never accept “you’re safer if you don’t know what we’re doing”. Seriously? What’s the real reason?
And I’m all for officer safety, but there are plenty of ways to ensure that without full time encryption.
Do Encryption and Corruption go hand in hand? Maybe sometimes.
Do Encryption and Corruption go hand in hand? Maybe sometimes
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