Bot automates FOIA requests for police bodycam footage to make a homemade "COPS" show
p_e_cooper · x · 2026-11-02
A quirky build: a bot automatically files FOIA requests for a local police force's bodycam footage and edits the results into a homemade version of the reality show "COPS." It shows how automating public-records requests can turn bureaucratic footage pipelines into a continuous content stream.
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