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I remember watching the North Tower collapse on September 11th, first Live on the Today Show, then in numerous news segments over the years. Would that have be

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• zmmmmm 8y ago
  It might not matter. One of the worst aspects of this kind of thing is the chilling effect. It doesn't matter whether it actually breaks the law, just the fact of such laws existing will stop people from doing anything like it.
• hiisukun 8y ago
  Under the law as I read it, this would not count, as it was not filmed by the person committing the abhorrent violent conduct (or who arranged/aided/counselled etc the act). An example that might illustrate what you are considering could be a police officer murdering a civilian. The footage captured by their body-cam would be unable to be shown or shared. In this example, whether it was murder or not would be (likely) up for debate, but perhaps during a protest you agreed with, some people were killed. This would be a challenging situation for the law.
  • tqi 8y ago
    Thanks for the clarification. I'm having a hard time understanding why the person filming it makes a difference, if the goal is to gain attention and spread a message of hate / fear. This legislation, and the recent media focus on the video rather than the actual act itself, makes me uneasy.