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By: Public Relations is spin. | Social Media Group

Public Relations is spin. | Social Media Group — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:38:01 +0000

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By: Ming Kwan

Ming Kwan — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:28:22 +0000

Lawrence, that’s a great example. I’ve seen that video before – thanks for posting the link. Here are two other examples I’ve come across (that have also made it into the news).

Polish man tasered to death at Vancouver airport
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPCgwCS3viQ

A teacher was charged for body slamming a student
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/Page/document/video/vs?id=RTGAM.20080523.wvteacher0523

By: Lawrence Chen

Lawrence Chen — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:13:01 +0000

This reminds me of the UCLA student that was shot with a Taser by UCPD officers. I agree with Komail that the officer should have handled the situation in a much more rational matter.

In case you are not familiar with the UCLA incident, refer to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g7zlJx9u2E

http://www.dailybruin.com/news/2006/nov/15/breaking-news-student-shot-wit/

By: Web 2.0: The No Arseholes Rule : Tree of Knowledge

Web 2.0: The No Arseholes Rule : Tree of Knowledge — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:14:06 +0000

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By: Ming Kwan

Ming Kwan — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:10:20 +0000

You know Susan, you make a really good point. We’re so used to technology because it’s been integrated into our lives so seamlessly, sometimes you take for granted that your cell phone has a camera and can record video and all those other things. But little things like that are really huge game changers when coupled with social networks or video sharing sites like Facebook and YouTube – where regular people can post interesting things. It’s amazing the stuff you can find on the web.

By: Susan Scrupski

Susan Scrupski — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:52:12 +0000

Wow. Am I ever encouraging my son to always have his flip camera locked and loaded, in the event something like this crops up in his teenage world. Thanks Ming for posting this.

By: Komail Mithani

Komail Mithani — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:21:57 +0000

This is very disheartening because our law enforcement is funded by taxpayers to “maintain the peace and uphold our justice system”. The kids were just skateboarding in a public place and truly just being 14-year-old kids. The officer could have handled the entire situation in a much more professional and rational manner. This just goes to show that if someone is recording you, you better hope it does not reach the Internet.

Congratulations Officer Rivieri you’ve just got a crash course on Web 2.0.

By: Mike Dover

Mike Dover — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:51:15 +0000

If you look at the comments on youtube, the majority think that the office went over the line, but almost all agreed that the kids was being mouthy.

I wonder what people that have actually been beaten down by police using billy clubs think about the “poor kid” getting yelled at.