Can cops stream

[Baseball28]

I am just wondering if cops could stream

[grimreeper132]

their work no, in their free time I can't think of any reason why they wouldn't be allowed to

[aisle9]

If they want to and their department's ok with it, sure. Most departments, I'd imagine, are not ok with it. They probably don't want to deal with the fallout from a cop beating an unarmed man's face in with a flashlight live on YouTube.

[Slottr]

1 minute ago, grimreeper132 said:

their work no, in their free time I can't think of any reason why they wouldn't be allowed to

Seconded: 

Source - friend whos a cop, streams destiny regularly 

[Theguywhobea]

I'm pretty sure there is a cop who streams himself doing cop stuff while on duty.

[91wow]

Its left upto the department. Theirs a few cops I can think of that do motovlogs while on duty and stuff on youtube and its only because the department allows it. I can't see why they can't stream as well if the department says its okay. Just can't get in the way of an investigation. 

[Hiitchy]

There's a lot of red tape for officers to stream here. I know there's a show in the US called Live PD that does exactly that, then there's Cops but then again, red tape. 

 

Unless you mean streaming video games when at home then I don't see why not. 

[TetraSky]

I don't see why not. They are humans like anyone else, they are free to do what they want in their free time. As long as they don't talk about ongoing investigations, their work in general or the identity of undercover agents, etc... there's no reason why they wouldn't be able to.

[Guest]

8 hours ago, aisle9 said:

If they want to and their department's ok with it, sure. Most departments, I'd imagine, are not ok with it. They probably don't want to deal with the fallout from a cop beating an unarmed man's face in with a flashlight live on YouTube.

What is people’s fascination of incriminating cops? Always quick to judge. Cops are out there to keep people safe, nothing more. 

[BlueChinchillaEatingDorito]

8 hours ago, aisle9 said:

If they want to and their department's ok with it, sure. Most departments, I'd imagine, are not ok with it. They probably don't want to deal with the fallout from a cop beating an unarmed man's face in with a flashlight live on YouTube.

Unfortunately practically all of those videos are framed to make the cop look bad. 

[SansVarnic]

It depends on the department and their regulations. 

In most cases it is frowned upon because if the officer gets in an altercation the video must then be removed from the stream as that is now evidence of an investigation that cannot be available to the public lest it come across the those to be involved in a court case [jury] then the juror is tainted for having pre-knowledge of a working case....