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20 de Junio, 2008
Brutal Questions (MTV Vlog June 20, 2008)
Categorized under Acción , Artivism , Terrorizing la Gente , Violencia | Tags: Citizen Journalism, Ian Van Ornum, MTV, Police Brutality, Taser
UPDATE: Viacom has insisted that I edit this video to remove all YouTube references. The new version is here. Of course I disagree with the edit. The Eugene Police Deputy Auditor is still accepting citizen input. This video was a call for that input. Without being able to point people to the video I watched—one that had an emotional impact upon me and helped shape my vlog—I feel the overall message is weakened, and my ability to communicate with my fellow citizens impaired. This is not "Citizen Journalism" to me, and I resent it. But I have complied and the edit can be viewed here.
BRUTAL QUESTIONS addresses the fifth incident of the Eugene Police using the department's newly-adopted Taser gun. Was it police brutality as at least ten witnesses stated? Or is it the police giving the more truthful accounting in claiming the multiple shocks were required to force compliance from a dangerous protestor? Now that the case has caused public outcry and formally filed charges of police brutality, a deputy auditor has been assigned. And many people are waiting for her findings.
Consider this a necessary follow-up to Tazing Eugene, which was my video on the very first use of Tasers by police in this same city. In that case, wherein a homeless man was shocked, there was hardly a ripple and the local papers did not report on any witnesses who contradicted the police's report (as this trumpet-blower did). This time, however, it's a student who was left writhing in pain, and this time everyone is watching.
The latest video by Oregon's Official MTV Choose or Lose Street Team 08 Citizen Journalist, Nezua.
Clicking the picture above will take you to the video page.
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Comentarios (3)
jvigil dijo:
Nice piece, good graphics, stayed on focus and layed it out in a timely fashion.
bravo!
Palabras por jvigil spat forth on el 21 de Junio, 2008 at 05:46 PM
RC dijo:
Thanks for the personal actions Nez. Writing a blog is one level of confrontation, but the videos are {I hope} another order of magnitude.
Palabras por RC spat forth on el 22 de Junio, 2008 at 02:47 PM
meep
dijo:
Nice job. Too bad you're not a streaming radio announcer so I could listen to real news at work.
Also, in light of your question about free speech, I don't think we have it anymore. Sure, it was ok for the KKK to assemble in Texas, and the kids who started the "Catch an Illegal Immigrant" game at UNT got off without any serious problems, but protesting anything in general is looked on as a faux pas, which (to me) is a good way of squashing free speech. In other words, it's a self-correcting system.
Palabras por meep
spat forth on el 23 de Junio, 2008 at 11:33 AM