We've gone full circle: ACLU calls on police to stop recording peaceful demonstrations - Polidicks

[QUOTE=archangel125;46999831]I'd rather have my freedoms and less security than have the government invade my privacy and have access to all of my personal communications for a little more safety.[/QUOTE] Im pretty sure I saw you in the florida conceal carry thread arguing that the government should have more restrictive gun control. More freedoms and less safety eh?

Before you all jump to dumb conclusions you should probably read the ACLU notice [url]http://riaclu.org/images/uploads/Letter_Providence_Police_Video_Recording.pdf[/url] They aren't mad about video recording, they are mad about officers doing HOME MOVIES of the recording with their own cellphones/video cameras[quote=ACLU]the Providence Police Department maintains no policies or procedures whatsoever regarding the collection or use of these recordings[/quote] "In 2013, Martha Yager from the American Friends Service Committee attempted to obtain copies of the first two videos listed, as well as the policies and procedures surrounding such recordings, but was told that no such documents existed. " The actual request, lmfao [quote=ACLU]We therefore ask for an immediate halt to such recordings, and the creation and adoption of clear policies and procedures regarding the taking and use of video recordings by Providence police officers, including via cell phone and video camera, whether those devices are personal or department-issued. We also request a response to the basis for engaging in these sporadic and questionable recordings in the past, and particularly these last two months.[/quote] Talk about fucking sensationalist headlines :\

[QUOTE=Cone;47001380]wait i can get cherrypicked but how do you even stage an image like that[/QUOTE] You could get a bunch of props, get a bunch of people, a good camera, and some costumes?

[QUOTE=ColdAsRice;47001603]Im pretty sure I saw you in the florida conceal carry thread arguing that the government should have more restrictive gun control. More freedoms and less safety eh?[/QUOTE] Well, you've got a reading disability, dipshit. I never talked about gun legislation - Only said that I'd rather that jackass Snoberry not presume to tell other countries what was best for them just because he slept with a gun. Don't bring that debate into this thread. Besides which, what the fuck do guns have to do with the right to privacy?

*1/1000 protestors start becoming violent* "Oh no, this is a violent protest, crack out the tear gas and pepper spray."

[QUOTE=Megadave;47002301]*1/1000 protestors start becoming violent* "Oh no, this is a violent protest, crack out the tear gas and pepper spray."[/QUOTE] *1/1000 [B]cops[/B] start becoming violent* "Oh no, this is [B]police brutality,[/B] crack out the [B]firebombs[/B] and [B]hockey masks." [/B] What I'm saying is, tu quoque. Making gigantic generalizations that have nearly no bearing on the facts does nothing for anyone.

[QUOTE=Megadave;47002301]*1/1000 protestors start becoming violent* "Oh no, this is a violent protest, crack out the tear gas and pepper spray."[/QUOTE] i kno rite the polis are out to get us!!!!!! :^)

[QUOTE=Flameon;47001617]Before you all jump to dumb conclusions you should probably read the ACLU notice [url]http://riaclu.org/images/uploads/Letter_Providence_Police_Video_Recording.pdf[/url] They aren't mad about video recording, they are mad about officers doing HOME MOVIES of the recording with their own cellphones/video cameras "In 2013, Martha Yager from the American Friends Service Committee attempted to obtain copies of the first two videos listed, as well as the policies and procedures surrounding such recordings, but was told that no such documents existed. " The actual request, lmfao Talk about fucking sensationalist headlines :\[/QUOTE] So basically they're mad because the police did something with their own private property while on the job and they're saying that shouldn't happen?

Wow, this thread went down hill quickly. I dont get the concern over police recording what they do. It protects the people from "police brutality" and it protects the police from dangerous people

[QUOTE=TestECull;47001321]Cherrypicked and likely staged pictures will get you nowhere.[/QUOTE] I'm not supporting one side or the other here, but a quick Google image search will tell you that the image is by a photographer named [URL="http://www.scottolsonphotography.com/"]Scott Olsen[/URL], a photographer that specializes in news and sports photography. That photo, among a few others he took at Fergeson are featured in [URL="http://www.nationaljournal.com/pictures-video/what-a-getty-photographer-captured-before-he-was-arrested-in-ferguson-20140818"]this[/URL] National Journal article. To be honest he's a pretty darn good photographer despite his website being a bit crap.

Most of the time, I stand with the ACLU. Not this time though. The more cameras present in these sorts of situations, the better the documentation of the event. The more documentation, the more accountable everyone will be to their actions.