[117225] in Cypherpunks
Re: "Intrudercam" - Rodney King
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jonathan Stafford)
Sun Aug 29 00:01:46 1999
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 23:31:45 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jonathan Stafford <jestaff2@unity.ncsu.edu>
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(Possibly) Confused as a Result Of Mass Media Distortion, Tim May spoke:
> Much as I dislike much of what David Brin blathers about, credit goes to
> him for popularizing the notion that cameras will be ubiquitous tools for
> exposing cops. The Rodney King tape is obviously an example.
Much as I hate to stray further off topic, the /full/ Rodney King tape is
worth seeing before you talk about how it exposed the cops. Don't get me
wrong, I know some cops lie (in fact that happened to me today), cheat and
steal, but not all cops are as evil as their brethren make them out. If
you ever get a chance to see the full tape, be sure to note the parts
where RK doesn't respond to numerous pepper spray and stun gun assaults.
I agree they went overboard, but I hate seeing history as an effect
without a cause. It's similar to talking about nuking Japan without
mentioning that incident in Hawaii...
Jonathan
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