His shooting […] was one of at least 38 in the last five years in which LAPD officers opened fire on someone who ended up being unarmed
So on average, more than 7 unarmed people get shot by police each year, in Los Angeles alone, never mind the whole country!?
I’m no expert on inspecting bridges, but I’d think that you still would need a professional inspector to do the inspecting, only that they would save the time of actually travelling out to the bridge themselves and instead could do it in their office, no?
And then there are probably things which still need to be done on site, such as non-visual inspections (ultrasound, X-Ray, Vibration testing, Tourque measuring on bolts, paint thickness,…? IDK)