Facial recognition: On Tuesday, The Sunshine Blog sat in on the first of what likely will be many legislative hearings this session aimed at making all law enforcement officers working in Hawaiʻi show their faces while, say, rounding up people they think are in the country illegally or conducting other large-scale raids or enforcement operations.
There are at least nine bills in play that restrict cops from wearing masks or require more visible identification or mandate that policies on transparency be posted publicly. Or all of the above.
If Senate Bill 2203 is any indication, it seems like they will have an easy ride. (Although The Blog has thought that before about no-brainer reform legislation only to be disappointed when it enters the black hole known as conference committee.)…