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Re: A collection of videos of police brutality

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Post by h3cate » Sun, May 31, 2020, 10:37 PM UTC

mawise wrote: post #56

Police brutality is a Bad Thing. There is also much lower hanging fruit in terms of saving lives and improving the world. About 1,000 people die in the US each year through encounters with the police. Over 400,000 people die in Africa each year from Malaria and we have very effective tools for combating it[1]. Police brutality is a big issue but the current media attention doesn't make "boring" causes less important…

I 100% agree but I can do much less in terms of the fight against disease unfortunately

Re: A collection of videos of police brutality

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Post by thundergolfer » Sun, May 31, 2020, 10:37 PM UTC

jorblumesea wrote: post #73

Is the issue with police brutality a lack of evidence? Not trolling, legitimately asking this. It feels like every year some viral video comes out where police do something horrible, it feels like little progress has been made on the issue. Is it simply a visibility problem?

I think these kind of things do help. For people who consume the right kinds of media, there’s lots of coverage of police brutality and I’m sure some of that coverage uses resources like this. If you’re seeing plenty of viral videos then your media consumption is helping you connect with the issue.

Other people rarely or never see coverage though, and aren’t even close to having widespread understanding of the issue of police brutality and it’s relationship with systemic racism, so much more reporting and media production needs to be done.

Re: A collection of videos of police brutality

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Post by CameronNemo » Sun, May 31, 2020, 10:38 PM UTC

h3cate wrote: post #50

pstuart wrote: post #21

Tangentially related: anybody have links for good op-sec guides for creating a site that might make dangerous people pissed off?

Depends on the dangerous people you're talking about I suppose

Exactly. IIRC alphabet agencies operate many tor exit nodes.

Re: A collection of videos of police brutality

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Post by ciarannolan » Sun, May 31, 2020, 10:38 PM UTC

Here's a pretty good list I've been seeing passed around Reddit with ~20 incidents of police brutalizing peaceful protestors in the last couple days:

https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/gu3s6j/poli...

The list is growing by the hour.

Cops in America need to learn very quickly that their power comes only from the consent of the people they police, or they will be made to understand that fact.

Re: A collection of videos of police brutality

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Post by h3cate » Sun, May 31, 2020, 10:38 PM UTC

zabeltech wrote: post #38

not saying there is no value in this initiative, just a reminder, that a camera always hides more than it shows - unknown unnowns etc...

I know, I'm trying to be careful/selective about what I put on the site. Only clear oversteps should be shown in my opinion

Re: A collection of videos of police brutality

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Post by xwdv » Sun, May 31, 2020, 10:38 PM UTC

h3cate wrote: post #50

pstuart wrote: post #21

Tangentially related: anybody have links for good op-sec guides for creating a site that might make dangerous people pissed off?

Depends on the dangerous people you're talking about I suppose

Leaders in black protests have been killed off by white power supremacists over the years. The creator of this site risks the same.

Re: A collection of videos of police brutality

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Post by SpicyLemonZest » Sun, May 31, 2020, 10:38 PM UTC

ghostpepper wrote: post #70

pojzon wrote: post #20

How does the validation of the stories work ? I hope it will not end up as the next place to fuel unnecessary violence like in Toronto.

Can you elaborate on what happened in Toronto?

The police were accused of pushing a girl Regis Korchinski-Paquet off a balcony to her death. It didn't end up being true, but this hasn't defused the protests.

Re: A collection of videos of police brutality

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Post by spookybones » Sun, May 31, 2020, 10:39 PM UTC

jorblumesea wrote: post #73

Is the issue with police brutality a lack of evidence? Not trolling, legitimately asking this. It feels like every year some viral video comes out where police do something horrible, it feels like little progress has been made on the issue. Is it simply a visibility problem?

More so, it is court protection. Read the verdicts of most police who have been tried in court.

Re: A collection of videos of police brutality

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Post by cameronbrown » Sun, May 31, 2020, 10:39 PM UTC

h3cate wrote: post #105

zabeltech wrote: post #38

not saying there is no value in this initiative, just a reminder, that a camera always hides more than it shows - unknown unnowns etc...

I know, I'm trying to be careful/selective about what I put on the site. Only clear oversteps should be shown in my opinion

Would you be willing to also add an explanation of why you put each video up? This could quite easily be abused with selective editing.

Re: A collection of videos of police brutality

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Post by h3cate » Sun, May 31, 2020, 10:39 PM UTC

egonschiele wrote: post #37

h3cate wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Currently, I'm having to watch the videos and verify them personally. Not the way I want to spend my evenings but sadly something I feel I have to do.

You are a hero.

I'm just a guy sat in his bedroom. The real heros are the ones that are demanding for equality, keeping their emotions in check regardless of the unjust that they have suffered.