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There were recommendations for cockpit camera recording by the NTSB going back at least 25 years. Here's a letter from the Chair of the NTSB to the Administrator of the FAA back from 2000: https://www.ntsb.gov/safety/safety-recs/recletters/A99_59_63.pdf During the past 2 years, the...

It's going to happen. Perhaps not an FAA requirement, but it's going to happen. At least outside of the United States. And I would think that the big players in the cockpit recording industry are going to be making the equipment - General Electric, Honeywell, L3Harris, and Collins.

At least in this case, there's evidence suggesting that someone shut off the fuel switches and both pilots were arguing over it. So being able to see if either pilot touched the switches would be very useful. I don't see how that's controversial.

The technology is there and there are all manner of jobs where people know they'll be scrutinized. A supermarket checkout clerk is going to be on video that will be saved. Police are constantly being monitored as to what they're doing with dash and body cams. Bank employees too. Or bus/taxi...

I'm certainly not the only person wondering why there isn't cockpit video, which could show things that data can't. https://www.ntsb.gov/Advocacy/mwl/Pages/mwl-21-22/mwl-as-02.aspx Commercial airliners are required to have only flight data recorders and cockpit voice recorders, commonly called...

Oh - I've seen that before. There are places where I've seen dedicated police parking spots outside the store, including on public streets. Especially Apple Stores. I can't figure out why anyone would steal electronics from an Apple Store given that they can brick pretty much anything that's...

I've seen armed security guards at Target stores. Some supermarkets, but one I saw them at before doesn't seem to have them now. And an armed security guard at Chuck E. Cheese. I'm not kidding.

That sounds more like security guards. I created this topic thinking about truly non-government entities that legally have their own police forces with police powers granted by state law. Fully authorized for Like this guy, who is a special agent with CSX Police:

Public agencies have all that, but they are generally considered government agencies. Our local park district have real police and even a police helicopter. There’s also the US Park Police, which has overlapping jurisdiction with National Park Service law enforcement rangers. But the park...

It's kind of weird. Railroad police have real police police powers in most states, even though the vast majority are privately employed by the railroad. The San Francisco Police Patrol Specials were very different though. They weren't sworn law enforcement, but were allowed to wear police...

Several airports (the best known being SFO) are authorized to hire private security rather than use TSA. https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/screening-partnerships The Screening Partnership Program contracts security screening services at commercial airports to qualified private companies. These...

Sure. But that's legally considered public. Same section of law that authorizes the CHP and UCPD. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=830.2. 830.2. The following persons are peace officers whose authority extends to any place in the...

As far as state police powers go, it depends on state law. At least in California, the only private entity specifically empowered to have police powers is railroads. I was thinking this wasn't accountable to any public entity, but the law specifies that they're commissioned by the Governor of...

Kind of an interesting concept. Privately paid people who are given real police powers. Or perhaps limited police powers. I would think the most common are railroad police. At least in my state they're allowed to enforce state laws provided that they meet the same training standards. I've...

It's a currently registered mark though. Actually registered by the CHP in 2017. My understanding is that there are probably common law trademark protections, and perhaps it was registered with the state. Not sure what they would do with it other than maybe license it out for tchotchkes like...

I've seen the similarity of the logo mentioned before. His logo was clearly a copy of the California Highway Patrol's traditional logo from 1929. It's a registered trademark with the US Patent and Trade Office, Registration Number 5410415. I'm surprised that the CHP hadn't sued him for it...

It's been my impression that playing cop might not have resulted in too many issues for him had he not been so "in your face" about what he could or couldn't do. It wasn't the uniform and the equipment, but that he always wanted to push the boundaries and often go well beyond any reasonable...

I guess just more consolidation. Fererro bought Nestlé’s US candy business a few years ago. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/09/cereal-maker-wk-kellogg-shares-jump-report-possible-deal-with-ferrero.html A Ferrero acquisition of WK Kellogg adds to consolidation in packaged foods. Many American...

I took the ASVAB. Kind of regretted it for months since I kept on getting calls from recruiters.

Can't necessarily make out the prices and this photo is from 2023. But this place has a pretty good reputation. I remember the last time I went to Bouchon Bakery in Yountville with my folks. My dad actually got something like a cranberry walnut loaf for maybe $8. And it was actually quite...