James Corbett – For the first time in decades, violent crime is back on the rise in major urban centers across America. What’s the problem? Fed-induced recession driving people into desperate poverty? Media-hyped race baiting inciting social discord? The militarization of police and tightening of the police state noose? No, it’s smartphone cameras that are the culprit according to FBI director James Comey. James Corbett breaks down the propaganda and reminds you why the police are so scared of cameras.
Show Notes
- FBI Director James Comey blames citizens with cameras for increase in violent crime
- POLICE BRUTALITY – Recording The Police is Dangerous, but Necessary!
- Shooting of Oscar Grant
- Photography Is Not A Crime
- The EyeOpener- Resisting the Police State: Solutions & Answers
- Episode 272 – Solutions: Sousveillance
- Apple patents tech to let cops switch off iPhone video, camera and wi-fi
SF Source The Corbett Report Oct 2015
FBI Director James Comey blames citizens with cameras for increase in violent crime
Associated Press – Police anxiety in the era of ever-present cellphone cameras and viral videos partly explains why violent crime has risen in several large U.S. cities this year, FBI Director James Comey said Friday.
Comey told several hundred students during a forum at the University of Chicago Law School that it’s critical to do more to address a widening gulf between law enforcement and citizens in many communities, particularly African-Americans.
He said while there likely are multiple factors behind the spike in violence in cities, including Chicago, officers and others nationwide have told him they see “the era of viral videos” as a link.
“I don’t know whether this explains it entirely, but I do have a strong sense that some part of the explanation is a chill wind blowing through American law enforcement over the last year, and that wind is surely changing behavior,” Comey said.
He added that some of the behavioral change in police officers has been for the good “as we continue to have important discussions about police conduct and de-escalation and the use of deadly force.” Continue reading . . .
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