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You're attempting to point out the hypocrisy of defending citizens' privacy while advocating the taping of police. I'd argue that police have zero expectation of privacy when on duty. Here's why:

1. They wear uniforms designed to make them noticeable.
2. They have badge numbers designed to make them identifiable.
3. They work with shows like COPS which publicize their activities.
4. They report arrests to the media, describing specific details.
5. Trials themselves are a matter of public record, with all details becoming publicly available, including all the officer's actions.

There simply is nothing private about police actions during a citizen encounter. And police, unlike other professionals you've named, literally have the authority to kill people. Society cannot afford to allow anyone to exercise that level of authority over others in private.

There have been so many cases in which gross police misconduct was revealed only through surreptitious taping of officers. In the absence of other effective accountability measures, the need for video is obvious and amply demonstrated.