do videos of Black folks dying on camera help or harm?

[5th Letter]

Serious questions: Why did you watch it? Why did you watch it again? I'm curious.

It was a hold up did I see what I think I saw kinda thing.

 

[Bow to Royalty]

I think one reason you need to watch the videos is so you can have your own opinion. Me and @5th Letter watched the same video with different opinions. So if you didn't watch it, but asked us to tell you what happened you'd get 2 different stories.

You can't say you don't like/trust news outlets, but prefer they tell you what happened instead of watching raw footage that's available.

 

[Race Jones]

Are the videos needed? Yes they are.

Do the videos need to be posted by hundreds of thousands of people on social media and shown on the tv news every hour on the hour everyday for days on end? No they don't.

thank you. thats it.

I agree 100%

 

[5th Letter]

I think one reason you need to watch the videos is so you can have your own opinion. Me and @5th Letter watched the same video with different opinions. So if you didn't watch it, but asked us to tell you what happened you'd get 2 different stories.

You can't say you don't like/trust news outlets, but prefer they tell you what happened instead of watching raw footage that's available.

Even with footage you still get shit like this.

 

[DMorgan]

CNN is showing part of GBI press conference from this morning right now

 

[SeaSnake]

What result?

Would you rather see guilty verdicts or a slap on the wrist. How many times you ok with seeing that?

 

[mryounggun]

It was a hold up did I see what I think I saw kinda thing.

That explains the 2nd viewing. What about the 1st?

 

[SeaSnake]

The fact that people are willfully choosing to ignore the effects of desensitization on the minds of people and how that plays along in a fucked up view that they already of black people is just fucking retarded.

Exactly!

 

[5th Letter]

Would you rather see guilty verdicts or a slap on the wrist. How many times you ok with seeing that?

Let’s say I asked you this question what would your answer be?

 

[5th Letter]

That explains the 2nd viewing. What about the 1st?

How you’re telling me what my reaction was lol?

 

[Chi-Town B]

Even with footage you still get shit like this.

This is the stuff we need to stop posting, we know how they feel about us getting gunned down.

 

[Bow to Royalty]

Even with footage you still get shit like this.

Exactly. And those comments aren't incorrect really. But without watching the video, people are missing out on context, and more of the truth. Like if someone refused to watch the video, and asked me if those tweets were accurate, I'd say yes. Then they may go off thinking Ahmaud was in the wrong.

It's willful ignorance at a point. Choosing a 2nd hand account when a first hand account is available.

 

[5th Letter]

This is the stuff we need to stop posting, we know how they feel about us getting gunned down.

I’m just making a point...

 

[Race Jones]

@Race Jones

I hear what you're saying, but where's the line between respecting the dead and covering up a crime? This is a good example of what happens when we don't show a video, but instead let the justice system handle it. You have a dead black man with no consequence.

if a persons family wishes to make the videos public, show them.

it not? dont.

Q. do these videos have to be shared widely??? are we not able to mourn and mobilize without a spectacle?

 

[BlackRain]

You’re not weak for not watching.

A couple of your folks who are always on your side on here seem to see different. Would be interested to see you debate them about that but it seems that was ignored

 

[SeaSnake]

@Race Jones

I hear what you're saying, but where's the line between respecting the dead and covering up a crime? This is a good example of what happens when we don't show a video, but instead let the justice system handle it. You have a dead black man with no consequence.

Doesn’t that happen anyway many times. Police choked a man out on camera

 

[Race Jones]

Exactly. And those comments aren't incorrect really. But without watching the video, people are missing out on context, and more of the truth. Like if someone refused to watch the video, and asked me if those tweets were accurate, I'd say yes. Then they may go off thinking Ahmaud was in the wrong.

It's willful ignorance at a point. Choosing a 2nd hand account when a first hand account is available.

I wouldnt believe racist faceless twitter accounts if there were 8 different narratives on what happened

what is going on here?

 

[BlackRain]

Even with footage you still get shit like this.

Those people will always exist. A video ain't changing their minds and if somebody needs to see a video of a person being murdered to see their humanity then they're already too far gone

 

[BlackRain]

How you’re telling me what my reaction was lol?

I think he's asking "What would make you willingly watch the video when you already knew what the outcome would be to begin with?"

 

[Race Jones]

We wouldn't see the criminals unless the video was showed. Nobody knew about this murder until the video went viral and this happened 2 damn months ago

wrong. Black activist in GA have been rallying around this case for months

i suggest you make a twitter account