2019-03-17 - New Zealand Police: "We would like to preserve any posts and technical data including IP addresses, email addresses etc"

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International organizations would actually like to go the way of EU and Commonwealth speech standards worldwide. Hell the US itself pushes for criminalization of anti-Israel speech in countries like the UK. It's just that the US constitution prevents both international organizations and the US government from achieving that, and thank God for that.
 
Newsweek: Why You Shouldn't Watch The Video and What to Do If You Did

DIMI REIDER , INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS EDITOR
ON 3/15/19 AT 9:38 AM EDT

Horrific videos like the ones posted by the Christchurch mosque shooting suspect Brenton Tarrant are geared to appeal to the morbidly curious, and appeal it did. Dozens of copies of what appears to be footage from a helmet-mounted camera are circulating on the darker corners of the internet and are being persistently posted on more mainstream platforms such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, which don't always manage to catch the video before it goes up.

Some of us, like journalists and police, are professionally obliged to view distressing imagery to try to discern valuable new information, whether for investigation purposes or to better inform debate. A small minority of us might be scanning the footage in desperate hope to establish the whereabouts of our loved ones.

But plenty of people are today looking at the Christchurch video for no real good reason—just because the draw of the drama and the apparent safety of viewing it from miles away, behind a computer screen.

Dimi Reider is the International Affairs Editor at Newsweek. He has been engaged in trauma work since 2015, with a focus on coping strategies.


And FreeRepublic dissecting news.com.au's KF story

 
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Newsweek: Why You Shouldn't Watch The Video and What to Do If You Did

DIMI REIDER , INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS EDITOR
ON 3/15/19 AT 9:38 AM EDT

Horrific videos like the ones posted by the Christchurch mosque shooting suspect Brenton Tarrant are geared to appeal to the morbidly curious, and appeal it did. Dozens of copies of what appears to be footage from a helmet-mounted camera are circulating on the darker corners of the internet and are being persistently posted on more mainstream platforms such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, which don't always manage to catch the video before it goes up.

Some of us, like journalists and police, are professionally obliged to view distressing imagery to try to discern valuable new information, whether for investigation purposes or to better inform debate. A small minority of us might be scanning the footage in desperate hope to establish the whereabouts of our loved ones.

But plenty of people are today looking at the Christchurch video for no real good reason—just because the draw of the drama and the apparent safety of viewing it from miles away, behind a computer screen.

Dimi Reider is the International Affairs Editor at Newsweek. He has been engaged in trauma work since 2015, with a focus on coping strategies.


And FreeRepublic dissecting news.com.au's KF story


That's fucking laughable. I can't be the only one that thinks reporters are for the most part paid shitposters.
 
Well at least Kotaku Australia is only talking about the sites that their countries are blocking
Same goes for Gizmodo
I goes not everyone wants to lie about Josh...Yet.

Daily Telegraph wont cite Josh's full email it seems for obvious reasons

A site I never even heard of is just rehashing the other articles without confirming if they're true or not.
Also, I doubt they ever joined any sites.
 
And FreeRepublic dissecting news.com.au's KF story


This comment is the reason people sign away their freedoms so that they can FEEL safer
His writings show that Moon is a very sick puppy. He's rotten enough to justify any government meddling in his personal or business affairs. In short: he's a menace to society.
What kind of stupid statement is that? This country's officials are threatening people with up to 10 years in prison for watching a video. There's only one line from the replay that matters to me. Although the smackdown was appreciated and hilarious this one line is all that matters "I’m not turning over information about my users." That's it, nothing else. Ask Zuckerberg for your info on which New Zealanders watched the video. He'll probably be more than happy to provide a list.

Also throwing in a picture of Null is pretty messed up and unnecessary, especially considering the paragraph underneath it (not the caption) describes the shooter and his actions. Actually that paragraph about the shooter has no reason at all to be there. It's pretty dirty, but shouldn't expect more from these people. I'm not sure the caption is entirely honest either.
 
In this case, the footage has immediate value that could save more lives: Anyone who's seen it sees how they could have acted and how others could have acted to result in less carnage. That's why US law enforcement wants it, and that's why civilians should be able to view it.
This ia an excellent point, and one that should be more emphasized. Attacks aren't happening exclusively in journalists' offices, government buildings, or police stations -- they happen in public places to civilians, to ordinary people, to us.
We have a right to be informed, a right to prepare ourselves by seeing what could happen, a right to defend ourselves. Journalists and governments who take it upon themselves to censor these rights are being destructive to their own people, they're a type of traitors.
 
Also throwing in a picture of Null is pretty messed up and unnecessary, especially considering the paragraph underneath it (not the caption) describes the shooter and his actions. Actually that paragraph about the shooter has no reason at all to be there. It's pretty dirty, but shouldn't expect more from these people. I'm not sure the caption is entirely honest either.
Oh they're doing that intentionally. They want him to get more emails and threats so he caves.
 
Newsweek: Why You Shouldn't Watch The Video and What to Do If You Did

DIMI REIDER , INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS EDITOR
ON 3/15/19 AT 9:38 AM EDT

Horrific videos like the ones posted by the Christchurch mosque shooting suspect Brenton Tarrant are geared to appeal to the morbidly curious, and appeal it did. Dozens of copies of what appears to be footage from a helmet-mounted camera are circulating on the darker corners of the internet and are being persistently posted on more mainstream platforms such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, which don't always manage to catch the video before it goes up.

Some of us, like journalists and police, are professionally obliged to view distressing imagery to try to discern valuable new information, whether for investigation purposes or to better inform debate. A small minority of us might be scanning the footage in desperate hope to establish the whereabouts of our loved ones.

But plenty of people are today looking at the Christchurch video for no real good reason—just because the draw of the drama and the apparent safety of viewing it from miles away, behind a computer screen.

Dimi Reider is the International Affairs Editor at Newsweek. He has been engaged in trauma work since 2015, with a focus on coping strategies.


And FreeRepublic dissecting news.com.au's KF story



Yo, Dimi.

We have the best reason in the world to watch that video, or ANY legal video - we want to watch it. Doubt you said anything like this when ISIS was posting all their execution videos, which were worse than this, or Mexican drug cartel execution videos, which were worse than the NZ video.

The press needs to report the news, not tell us what we can and can't see. First Amendment, shithead.

Guess shit like your babble is one reason Newsweek got run out of the print marketplace.

Eat me.
 
Newsweek: Why You Shouldn't Watch The Video and What to Do If You Did

DIMI REIDER , INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS EDITOR
ON 3/15/19 AT 9:38 AM EDT

Horrific videos like the ones posted by the Christchurch mosque shooting suspect Brenton Tarrant are geared to appeal to the morbidly curious, and appeal it did. Dozens of copies of what appears to be footage from a helmet-mounted camera are circulating on the darker corners of the internet and are being persistently posted on more mainstream platforms such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, which don't always manage to catch the video before it goes up.

Some of us, like journalists and police, are professionally obliged to view distressing imagery to try to discern valuable new information, whether for investigation purposes or to better inform debate. A small minority of us might be scanning the footage in desperate hope to establish the whereabouts of our loved ones.

But plenty of people are today looking at the Christchurch video for no real good reason—just because the draw of the drama and the apparent safety of viewing it from miles away, behind a computer screen.

Dimi Reider is the International Affairs Editor at Newsweek. He has been engaged in trauma work since 2015, with a focus on coping strategies.


And FreeRepublic dissecting news.com.au's KF story


what this motherfucker meant said:
I am special and am allowed to do things that you aren't because I need to be better informed for debate. You do not therefore it should be illegal for you to learn the same things I learned. I also get to decide what you get to watch arbitrarily. Please trust me. I'm an expert. Don't educate yourselves.

I couldn't imagine a better paralllel to the OG catholic church's refusal to translate biblical text from latin for so long. Information control leads to easy manipulation and dependency on authority. Thanks, Dimi! You're a creatin and I hope that someday a kebab slits your throat while you thank them for their tolerance.
 
Star Traveler on the Free Republic comments said:
Well, maybe if you’re talking about scenery ... but not if you’re jailed for 14 years for posting a video they say you shouldn’t have. There is a guy in jail already, for posting that shooting video, and he has been denied bail. The authorities have got him ‘on the hook’ for 14 years in jail.

Whoa, wait. Does anyone have a source for this? Is it true? That is a horrifying level of tyrannical police state if so. I always wanted to visit NZ, but after all this fuckery, their government can suck my shit.

EDIT: Nevermind, a quick Google search confirmed it. What a fucking joke. New Zealand doesn't deserve to be considered part of the "first world".
 
This should make people's heads spin at 1200 RPM
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You should keep in mind that, up until this shooting, the biggest news story in New Zealand this year was that a family of Irish tourists were rowdy and tried to start fights with the locals (I'm not kidding).
Technically they were Irish travellers or full on gypsies rather than just regular Irish lads and lasses, but yeah, it was basically reported on with the level of coverage that a mass shooting by a white guy would get in the states.

What were the defamatory statements?
Tarrant was affiliated with this website. Posts directly connected to the shooting were made during the event. The website is popular with [list of stereotypes the left hates].
Thoughts on hand-delivering cease and desist letters to the journalists involved? Would probably get the most lulz if they referred to US law.
 
Newsweek: Why You Shouldn't Watch The Video and What to Do If You Did

DIMI REIDER , INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS EDITOR
ON 3/15/19 AT 9:38 AM EDT

Horrific videos like the ones posted by the Christchurch mosque shooting suspect Brenton Tarrant are geared to appeal to the morbidly curious, and appeal it did. Dozens of copies of what appears to be footage from a helmet-mounted camera are circulating on the darker corners of the internet and are being persistently posted on more mainstream platforms such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, which don't always manage to catch the video before it goes up.

Some of us, like journalists and police, are professionally obliged to view distressing imagery to try to discern valuable new information, whether for investigation purposes or to better inform debate. A small minority of us might be scanning the footage in desperate hope to establish the whereabouts of our loved ones.

But plenty of people are today looking at the Christchurch video for no real good reason—just because the draw of the drama and the apparent safety of viewing it from miles away, behind a computer screen.

Dimi Reider is the International Affairs Editor at Newsweek. He has been engaged in trauma work since 2015, with a focus on coping strategies.


And FreeRepublic dissecting news.com.au's KF story

I watched it. And I keep watching it. The Newsweek fags who complain about 'viewing it from miles away' are the same ones who aren't fazed by the muzzies' world-wide carnage in the name of their 'religion'.
 
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