[blueking]

The rationale over decency and empathy for victims is a cover. What this does is prevent government workers from the accountability cellphone video can provide. Soon enough those QR codes will be on uniforms of emergency workers, and you won't be able to document incidents similar to George Floyd's death.

[_Microft]

As a German, this is such a strange thing to read. This basically does not happen here. It is actually newsworthy when a police man had to shoot someone. There were, maybe, twelve people killed by police officers in 2020 (per ~83 million inhabitants!). Beside that, it's also fine to film police officers on duty? You might want to come over for a visit - it is actually really nice here.

(And fyi, on top of not being rooted in (German) reality, this was a slippery slope argument anyways.)

Edit: fourteen shot and three other deaths, according to [0]. Sadly this included two children and her police officer mother in a murder-suicide situation. That's why I am generally very glad that weapons aren't available to everyone here - you can't shoot yourself if you have no gun.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_killings_by_law_enforc...

[estaseuropano]

You are applying your views and preconceptions to this situation without understanding the cultural context.

Privacy rights are very strong in Germany and most people hate gawkers/voyeurs that take photos in such situations. Similarly as it is an offense to name either suspect or victim of a crime in the media, while in America that is common practice.

And courts have leeway - the justice system is not perfect but if you take a film to show an officer/medical staff abusing someone no court will punish you for that.

[detaro]

... you do understand that on any phone you can just not click the "QR code" notification? But of course reminding people to not be shitheads is "preventing accountability"...