Yes, yes! And if the police-incident turns out to be nearby, many people could actually show up on location with MORE cameras pointing at the aggressors. Cops and Feds hate to even have their faces photographed, let alone their actions and words recorded. It doesn't take a genius to know why; because they are regularly breaking their own laws. Even one little violation in procedure and the recording ends up in the hands of the defense attorney and the defendant is acquitted "on a technicality". And of course the online public gets more and more educated about the nature of real gang violence (and finally realizes that "oh, that is government!").
What I am saying is that everyone's cell-phone could be in record mode all the time. Call it "personal monitoring" or "personal protection" or whatever. Of course there could be privacy issues if the owner loses control of his/her recording, but such things would be dealt with (don't fret over a problem until it arrives). But the big advantage would be the capture of vital information / exculpatory evidence as it happens. Of course as we speak, the gov is trying to get control of the internet. ------------------- This may be the key to making it work. Technology is turning the tide in our favor. There would be huge networks of independent activists sharing their experiences in real time. Whenever one of them is attacked by the police, the other members of the network could come to their aid by sending out press releases, filing criminal complaints against public officials, posting in social networking sites, etc. While these networks would have no command structure, they would have to share some common core beliefs, such as a rejection of all violence. Any member not adhering to these beliefs would lose the support of the network. In this way, public opinion will be kept in our favor. ---Sasan ------------------------------------ ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links
