Masked and Unidentifiable: The Risks of Federal Law Enforcement Operating Without Identification

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4. It's a good article

There really is a need to be able to authenticate officers while still protecting the officers from doxing.

Police impersonation has always been a problem. The most recent example I can think of is the case where the Minnesota lawmakers' assailant impersonated a cop. Notably, he did wear a mask, but apparently it was hyper-realistic, not just obscuring his face. (Looking it up online, it does look pretty realistic, but I wouldn't necessarily say hyper-realistic.)

But others don't wear masks at all. Preventing masks from being used by authentic law enforcement officers is in no way protection from impersonation.

This is an issue where Democrats and Republicans should be able to find common ground.