Civil liberties advocates are split.

Others see danger. "The 'bodycam cracked' meme is already being used to harass officers and intimidate witnesses," says Sergeant Tom Palladino (ret.). "Every time a clip goes viral with that overlay, some defense attorney will try to argue the real footage is compromised."

Meanwhile, the glitchers have moved on. The new trend? — an eerily similar meme, this time with a red screen and scrolling hexadecimal.

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