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"Police in Northern California beat and tased a mentally ill man before
siccing a dog on him, then turning on citizens who recorded the
incident, confiscating cell phones and in one case, ordering a witness
to delete his footage."
If the police ask you to delete a recording, they are asking you to
become an accessory after the fact. This is never the right thing to
do, though of course it's possible they may give you legitimate cause to
fear for your safety. In which case you should report the officers as
soon as it is safe for you to do so. If you have cause to fear
reprisals against you or your family for doing so, you need to report it
through the news media instead. If it's not news, you have a bigger
problem.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
