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We have a system of justice that says, got it on tape or it didnt happen. This, even when plenty of evidence is handy. We have justice dependent on emotion. And spectacle. When the cops bashed in my door at midnite, and slapped me in handcuffs, I spoke VERY loudly, to have every neighbor take notice. This, so they did not assassinate me. They were there to get revenge for my destroying a corruption ring. I knew that not getting it on tape was a risk to my life.
We need to get past the necessity of outrage by sight. There are too many people losing, due to not having VISUAL PROOF. This is not justice. This is a lottery.
And, at the same time, that proclivity for action, based upon the outrage of having tape, leads us to FAKE news. DEEP FAKES are the answer to NOT HAVING IT ON TAPE. Steve Scalise FAKED a tape, to SMEAR Biden. KNOWINGLY and with aforethought. HE should be ran out of town on a rail. He defended the practice, DEFIANTLY.
Until you neednt tape to get justice, THERE IS NO RULE OF LAW.
Here is where I admit to being an idiot. I thought putting cameras on phones, was a stupid idea. I didnt grasp the life and death that cameras leverage. Now I understand.
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NYT Editorial Board: Congress Must Be Clear: No Doctored Videos
Last weekend, Representative Steve Scalise, the Louisiana Republican, shared a video clip featuring Ady Barkan, a progressive activist, asking Joe Biden, “Do we agree that we can redirect some of the funding for police?” To which Mr. Biden responded, “Yes, absolutely.”
Except that Mr. Barkan, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and communicates with the aid of a computerized voice, had not included the words “for police” in his question. Those were spliced in by Mr. Scalise’s team, making it seem as though Mr. Biden was expressing direct support for defunding the police — something he explicitly opposes, no matter how loudly Republicans claim otherwise. Mr. Biden’s criminal justice plan, in fact, includes $300 million in additional funding for police departments.
Outraged by the violation, Mr. Barkan called out the congressman. “@SteveScalise, These are not my words,” he tweeted on Sunday afternoon. “I have lost my ability to speak, but not my agency or my thoughts. You and your team have doctored my words for your own political gain. Please remove this video immediately. You owe the entire disability community an apology.”
It is one thing for Russian trolls or shadowy political groups to manipulate videos with an eye toward misleading American voters. For a sitting lawmaker — the No. 2 Republican in the House, no less — to do so is inexcusable.
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Read more: Opinion | Congress Must Be Clear: No Doctored Videos - The New York Times
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We need to get past the necessity of outrage by sight. There are too many people losing, due to not having VISUAL PROOF. This is not justice. This is a lottery.
And, at the same time, that proclivity for action, based upon the outrage of having tape, leads us to FAKE news. DEEP FAKES are the answer to NOT HAVING IT ON TAPE. Steve Scalise FAKED a tape, to SMEAR Biden. KNOWINGLY and with aforethought. HE should be ran out of town on a rail. He defended the practice, DEFIANTLY.
Until you neednt tape to get justice, THERE IS NO RULE OF LAW.
Here is where I admit to being an idiot. I thought putting cameras on phones, was a stupid idea. I didnt grasp the life and death that cameras leverage. Now I understand.
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NYT Editorial Board: Congress Must Be Clear: No Doctored Videos
Last weekend, Representative Steve Scalise, the Louisiana Republican, shared a video clip featuring Ady Barkan, a progressive activist, asking Joe Biden, “Do we agree that we can redirect some of the funding for police?” To which Mr. Biden responded, “Yes, absolutely.”
Except that Mr. Barkan, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and communicates with the aid of a computerized voice, had not included the words “for police” in his question. Those were spliced in by Mr. Scalise’s team, making it seem as though Mr. Biden was expressing direct support for defunding the police — something he explicitly opposes, no matter how loudly Republicans claim otherwise. Mr. Biden’s criminal justice plan, in fact, includes $300 million in additional funding for police departments.
Outraged by the violation, Mr. Barkan called out the congressman. “@SteveScalise, These are not my words,” he tweeted on Sunday afternoon. “I have lost my ability to speak, but not my agency or my thoughts. You and your team have doctored my words for your own political gain. Please remove this video immediately. You owe the entire disability community an apology.”
It is one thing for Russian trolls or shadowy political groups to manipulate videos with an eye toward misleading American voters. For a sitting lawmaker — the No. 2 Republican in the House, no less — to do so is inexcusable.
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Read more: Opinion | Congress Must Be Clear: No Doctored Videos - The New York Times
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