audit government workers
"Who will rise up for me against the evildoers?
or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?"
Nothing in all creation is hidden from God!
“Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight:
but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.”
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Accountability
Whereas responsibility is an ongoing duty to complete the task at hand, accountability is what happens after a situation occurs. It is how a person responds and takes ownership of the results of a task. Accountability, in terms of ethics and governance, is equated with answerability, blameworthiness, liability, and the expectation of account-giving. It is being subject to the obligation to report, explain, or justify something; responsible; answerable.
God’s Word teaches that right is always right and wrong is always wrong, regardless who the parties involved might be. God put that in the heart and conscience of everyone commanding each of us to take personal responsibility and accountability for our actions.
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Government Personnel Accountability
Government personnel are expected to provide service to the public in a manner that is courteous, professional, equitable, efficient, and effective. Employees are expected to be sensitive and responsive to the changing needs, expectations, and rights of a diverse public in the proper performance of their duties.
Understanding the importance of accountability in local government starts with understanding to whom the employee is accountable. Personnel are accountable to local, state or provincial, and federal guidelines. But on a day-to-day basis, government personnel answer to the citizens they serve.
Government personnel are responsible for using resources for meeting the needs of their community to the best of their ability. Only with accountability in the workplace will they be able to accomplish this. By holding government personnel accountable, members of the public are advocating for a better local government.
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Police Accountability
Police accountability involves holding both individual police officers, as well as law enforcement agencies responsible for effectively delivering basic services of crime control and maintaining order, while treating individuals fairly and within the bounds of law. Police are expected to uphold laws, regarding due process, search and seizure, arrests, discrimination, as well as other laws relating to equal employment, sexual harassment, etc. Holding police accountable is important for maintaining the public's "faith in the system". Research has shown that the public prefers independent review of complaints against law enforcement, rather than relying on police departments to conduct internal investigations. There is a suggestion that such oversight would improve the public's view on the way in which police officers are held accountable.
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Body Cameras
Studies have shown that police officers that wear body cameras while on duty have fewer instances of misconduct and excessive force. In addition, it appears their usage is responsible for a decline in complaints against officers. In order for the usage of body-cameras to be effective, it is important that police officers ensure they are functioning correctly. The devices are not immune to malfunctioning, which could cause critical gaps in recordings. In addition, they can easily be manipulated to face a different direction, or the view can easily be obstructed by other means. Studies have shown that in more than half of instances where force was used by officers, the body-camera failed to capture the interactions due to above mentioned "failures".
What does God say about accountability?
“So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.”
“But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak,
they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
For by thy words thou shalt be justified,
and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.”
“I the LORD search the heart,
I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways,
and according to the fruit of his doings.”
“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much:
and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.”
“The soul that sinneth, it shall die.
The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father,
neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son:
the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him,
and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.”
“For by thy words thou shalt be justified,
and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.”
Law enforcement cannot hide from God!
“The eyes of the LORD are in every place,
beholding the evil and the good."
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Make police officers transparent and accountable to the public!
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How does filming police investigations impact the work of an officer, if the photographer is standing completely out of the way of the activity, and being within a reasonable distance from the scene? It doesn’t! How does filming impact the police officers’ ability to do his/her job? It doesn’t! How does filming the police create a distraction? It doesn’t! In fact, if an officer is conducting an investigation, a video could be more than helpful in providing needed evidence. Also, a video could provide confirmation of the officers good and ethical conduct, if any false accusations were fabricated by a detained individual. But, as revealed in the video, “we all know why police officers and police departments throughout the country are opposed to citizens and/or constitutional auditors filming them. It is so they can do their “dirty work” and not be held accountable!” There is no other reason!
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Realistically, it is impossible to interfere with the police if you are simply holding a camera and filming the scene. To suggest that filming police activity is interference or obstruction, is nothing more than fabricated deception by tyrannical minded peace officers. Again, if the photographer is at a reasonable distance of a few feet away from the activity, there is absolutely nothing the officer has to worry about if he/she is not violating any civil liberties or breaking any laws. The authorized King James Bible states in Proverbs 15:3, “The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good." This confirms that God sees every deed of an officers actions anyway. So, if their conduct is ethical within their guidelines, they have nothing to be concerned about, whatsoever. It just makes for good and common sense to hold law enforcement ‘completely’ accountable in keeping them ‘completely’ transparent with the public. Especially in modern day society, with the innumerable and untold amount of police brutality and killings.
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Why film the police?
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Accountability, responsibility and transparency! You have a constitutional protested right to film on duty-law enforcement for transparency and accountability purposes. The police will expect regular filming more often if duty police officers get filmed when they stop people. Filming police on duty can show whether police stop and search powers get used indiscriminately. Genuine film footage can help provide valuable evidence if someone gets arrested or there is a formal complaint.
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Are you allowed to record police?
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You are allowed to film the police but it is an offence to obstruct them from doing their work. Keep your phone at a safe distance, don't push it in their faces and make sure they can still reach everywhere they need to. You could ask a friend or passer-by to film the encounter instead.
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Do I need permission to film in a public place?
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Members of the public and the media do not need a permit to film or photograph in public places and police have no power to stop them filming or photographing incidents or police personnel.
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Can I photograph government personnel?
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Taking photographs and video of things that are plainly visible in public spaces is a constitutional right—and that includes police and other government officials carrying out their duties.
Law enforcement cannot hide from God!
“The eyes of the LORD are in every place,
beholding the evil and the good."
Government personnel are accountable to both man and God!
"But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak,
they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
For by thy words thou shalt be justified,
and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."
As a general rule, both the public and the press have a right to record government officials or matters of public interest in a public place. But it is one thing for a photographer to know his or her rights when recording public officials and quite another for security guards, police officers and government officials to be aware of or even care about those rights.
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Make all government work places and personnel, responsible, accountable and amenable to the public!
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Why film government personnel?
Accountability, responsibility and transparency! You have the right to video public officials engaged in the performance of their official duties if those activities are visible from public places. What's a public place? Anywhere that any member of the public can legally access. You can record people protesting or giving speeches in public.
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Is it illegal to film inside a government building?
When in public spaces where you are lawfully present you have the right to photograph anything that is in plain view. That includes pictures of federal buildings, transportation facilities, and police. Such photography is a form of public oversight over the government and is important in a free society.
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Can you film government employees?
You have the right to record video of police or public officials engaged in the performance of their official duties if those activities are visible from public places. What's a public place? Anywhere that any member of the public can legally access.
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Can you take a video of a public servant?
You have the right to videotape and audiotape police officers performing official duties in public. ... That means you can record an officer during a traffic stop, during an interrogation, or while he or she is making an arrest. You can record people protesting or giving speeches in public.
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Can you film a government building?
If you're on public property, you can take photos of whatever you like. ... This means that you can take photos in public libraries, museums, government buildings, from the street and anywhere else public. The only case where you can't take pictures is if there's a specific law that prevents such shooting.
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Do I need permission to film in a public place?
Members of the public and the media do not need a permit to film or photograph in public places and police have no power to stop them filming or photographing incidents or police personnel.
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Can you record private property on public land?
You can film from a public highway. ... You cannot film the police inside a private building. You cannot film people if they have a legitimate expectation of privacy, for instance in their home and garden.
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Can someone film me without my permission?
Generally speaking, though, when you are in public, it is legal to record someone, video record or audio record, as long as they don't have what is called, “an expectation of privacy,” or rather a reasonable expectation of privacy.
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Can I refuse to be filmed in public?
Neither members of the media nor the general public need permits to film or photograph in public places and police officers have no power to stop you filming or photographing incidents or police personnel. If your filming is questioned by a police officer, explain calmly and politely what you are doing.
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Can I refuse to be filmed in public?
Neither members of the media nor the general public need permits to film or photograph in public places and police officers have no power to stop you filming or photographing incidents or police personnel. If your filming is questioned by a police officer, explain calmly and politely what you are doing.
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Is filming in public a constitutional right?
Taking photographs and video of things that are plainly visible in public spaces is a constitutional right—and that includes police and other government officials carrying out their duties.
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Is video recording protected by the First Amendment?
Under First Amendment doctrine, the act of video recording constitutes a form of expression covered by the Constitution.
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How is the First Amendment related to photography?
As a form of expression, photography is protected in the U.S. by the First Amendment to the Constitution. But photographers are often forced to defend their right to take pictures (and record video) in public places. That has been especially true since the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the passage of the Patriot Act
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Can police take your phone if you record them?
No, not unless your recording is interfering with what they are doing. Police do not have the right to seize cell phones just because the public is recording them. ... The only times when police may seize cell phones of people who are recording them is when the recording is getting in the way of their duty.
God sees everything government personnel do!
"The eyes of the LORD are in every place,
beholding the evil and the good."
Auditing of Police and Government Tyranny in the United States and Canada
Investigative Auditors are significantly helping protect societies rights!
God commands us to have nothing to do with the wicked, except expose them!
"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness,
but rather reprove them"
Who Decides What is Unrighteous & Ungodly? God Does!
"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men,
who hold the truth in unrighteousness;"
Know Your Rights in Canada!
Your rights as an individual are enshrined in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
These rights protect us from arbitrary and unreasonable exercises of police power, such as illegal searches or unlawful intrusions into our privacy.
Know Your Rights in the US!
Your rights as an individual are enshrined in the Constitution of the United States
According to the United States Senate: "The Constitution's first three words—We the People—affirm that the government of the United States exists to serve its citizens.