Re: "The Lost Language of Privacy" — Letters that should have been in the new york times

To the editor

David Brooks (The lost language of privacy, 4/14/15) laments the ‘lost language of privacy’ but has lost the forest for the trees in seeing cop-cams as a problem that ‘strike(s) a blow against relationships’ rather than an essential way to reestablish trusting relationships between policemen and the public, especially minorities. No sector of the public should live in fear of public servants who have a duty to protect them. Cop-cams may encourage the use of language rather than bullets in dealing with possible criminal behavior. The concern that embarrassing domestic scenes will go viral can and should be dealt with by implementing restrictions on the use of this material.

Respectfully,

Larry S. Sandberg