Legal and moral are two different things, and the police is a public service. Public trust and perception are important because they give legitimacy to government.
My rhetorical question was more a play on the common refrain by police supporters “why not X if you have nothing to hide?” But perhaps was too dry to notice without body language.
Legal and moral are two different things, and the police is a public service. Public trust and perception are important because they give legitimacy to government.