On The Listening Post this week: How the video of a Black man’s murder set the United States ablaze. Plus, drone investigations from on high.
Caught on camera: Police brutality and racism in Trump’s America
Racially charged social unrest has been sweeping America on a scale not seen in decades. Showdowns are taking place in city after city between demonstrators and police, as authoritarian noises and tactics come from the Trump White House. From the phone camera that captured the police killing of George Floyd, to Twitter flagging how dangerous the president’s tweets can be, to all those videos showing police attacking journalists and then finally to the lengths that the White House will go to to get a photo opportunity – there is no shortage of media angles to this story.
Contributors:
Siva Vaidhyanathan – Author, Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy
Meredith Clark – Assistant Professor in Media Studies, University of Virginia
Tiffany Cross – Author, Say It Louder! Black Voters, White Narratives and Saving Our Democracy
Mary Frances Berry – Professor of American Social Thought, University of Pennsylvania
On our radar:
Richard Gizbert speaks to producer Meenakshi Ravi about how the demonstrations in the US have delivered the perfect opportunity for some international media – for example, state-run outlets in Iran and China – to take pot shots at America.
Eyes in the sky: Gathering evidence with drones
Sometimes capturing an image or a single video can have a transformative effect. Anyone contending with state violence, whether they are in Minneapolis, Hong Kong or the Middle East, knows that sometimes all they need to make their case – to expose illegality – is the right picture. But there are some places that satellites and phones cannot go. That is where drones come in. Television journalists love drone images for the perspective and scope they provide. Advertisers use them for their cinematic quality and effect on consumers. But drones are also being used to provide irrefutable, photographic evidence of human rights abuses and illegality. The Listening Post’s Tariq Nafi looks at drones and how they are being used in investigations across the world.
Feature contributors:
Josh Lyons – Director of Geospatial Analysis, Human Rights Watch
Juan Bergelund – CEO, UAV del Peru and Country Manager, Peru Flying Labs
Kelly Matheson – Human rights attorney and Director, Video as Evidence programme, Witness
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America in fecale
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A structurally supremacist and racist society that lives above their means by exploiting the rest of the world.
Fortunately criminal empires come and go and America's time at the helm is coming to an end.
The entire world only have reasons to commemorate.
So you guys are mad at the psychological operation you created and hate anyone fighting against the New world order?
You're kind of tipping your hand here.
Where is the UN Human Rights Council on this? Oh they are busy trying to find issues and protect criminals around the world. Sorry USA human rights is not really for innocent people.
Instead of holding a camera, Miss Darnella Frazier could have helped or at least talked to the police officers. But no, she chooses to film and actually do nothing. In my world she is just as guilty as the cop who kneels on Floyd's neck.
This is what happens when you keep voting Democrats. Rise of Crimes, Police Brutality and Poverty.
No respect for citizens . The American government have on their payroll weaponized racist gangsters Committing brutal acts against black Americans and all humanity .
Cop = ( criminals on patrol ). Murderers behind a badge whom are not indited are have free reign to abuse and kill civilians primarily black Americans
The privilege race video has brought tears to my eyes. I'm aware of the privilege issue in our society, but the producers of the experiment have done it in a brilliant way that makes you feel as if this is the first time you hear about it, and hence has a heavy impact on one's heart and mind. Thank you!
It's not just some racists in the police who are the problem in the United States. An ordinary American struggles financially even with two jobs. And the very rich just want an even greater share of wealth. No wonder this country is on the brink of civil war. And Trump is terrified.
American Democray….I CAN'T BREATHE!
Police has no duty to protect you (By Supreme Court), but you still have to pay tax and occasionally suffer from their brutality.
thank you
What am i missing?
This si nothing to do with Trump….been going on since 1820
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Qatar owned fake news
I'm ad that they didn't mention the fact that the Episcopal priests were also gassed, and that his evil was roundly denounced by them. As an Anglican, not all "Christian's" are American Evangelicals. These people (whose real object of worship is not Christ, but an imaginary version of 1950's America) do not speak for us.
News flash – this happened during the Obama, Clinton administrations, and in democratic run cities and states.
Destroy the whole country for one life? Does one life matter? Trump is better than that globalist Obama and satanic Hillary
Racism is American as Apple pie….let it be known that ALL white people are inherently racist nobody how welcoming they may appear.
Who do you work for ? You only show what you want people to see and hear, insight the hatred and stir up the violence and then blame Trump ! I’m a kiwi from NZ my dads black and my mums white, racism only exists in the mind of those who choose to accept it, live is what you make of it, STOP. Blaming white privileged for your bad choices
Not really smart putting this young girl's name and face online, especially since she's a minor.
I'm betting that she's already getting death threats from tRumptards and the like.
Stop being racist to whites! All life matter!
why do they keep saying trumps America? Hasnt police brutality and SYSTEMIC racism been going on before trump was in the white house? I Dont really understand how this is our presidents fault???? Correct me if i'm wrong but these issues have been a problem bebore trump was even in the race let along the whitehouse.
You are just all hypocrites.. America is on the streets for itself not George Floyd. America has hijack a legitimate protest and used it to cover it’s demonic personality.. The world hates you America.. what do you think your chances are?
The United Racist States of America, founded by racists, still run by racists. Look at their recent list of Presidents it is so shameful who they elect. Bill the horn dog , Bush the warmonger and Trump the racist narcissist
Remember, Obama spent 8 years fomenting racial strife and NOT cleaning up the police force. Then delivered the monstrosity to President Trump who merely lowered BLACK unemployment to historic levels. This eliminates the need for police interaction more than all the liberal, Democratic, stylish programs combined..
Biden STILL has to appear for debates on live T.V. facing President Trump……
…it will not be pretty.
We chinese hate blacks.
To be fair, This video left out the parts where they were throwing rocks and bottles at the police.
26 whites ameriKKKans didnt like this
It's a war against the left. Depending on which side you're sitting you'll see it as such. A thing that's been culminating for years. About time.
Throughout history people often dehumanize their enemies in order to justify numerous atrocities but if you see the countless images, as of late, of men, women and children, of every race, being brutalized by the police, some for simply walking to work or sitting on their porch, and you're not sickend, if you feel nothing, than you have removed yourself from humanity. You have dehumanized yourself!
The big question is……..how much did that photo-op cost Americans?
Ummm, this stuff has been going on long before Trump. It happened under Obama also. You think having Democrats in power or even race riots make this go away?
The interesting part of this story is, U.S stop reporting the spread of Covid-19 pandemic since the death of Mr Floyd under custody. Is Covid-19 real or was just global government ambition to control our lives through spreading the message of fear. You know personally I am doing my own research to meat a number of people who suffered from the virus so I heard their story in first hand. How do they differentiate between the common cold flu and this pandemic. Why so much sacrifices are made by global states authority, so much funds came from U.N and World bank with absolutely no conditions whatsoever looks to me as bribery. In Kenya our most top corrupt government continue to recieve billions of dollars now almost a 100b through Covid-19 kitty despite protest from member of the public and some blogger warning donors against giving money to Kenya's government which ended up in the riches pocket and common man are left to survive on their own and even forced to pay for quarantine bill.
"racism in Trump's America"
it's censored. you don't show us all the truth.
Why are we still demonstrating -_- The family of Floyd said PEACE
Mass Incarceration of citizens of the United States Of America
1994 CRIME BILL
For Profit Prison Industrial Complex
President Donald Trump's
FIRST STEP ACT
prison reform bill that the DOJ won't implement because prison is profitable. It's the law to let prisoners out
Corrupt Joe Biden's
1994 CRIME BILL
For Profit Prison Industrial Complex signed into law by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer
Al Jazeera, you are trying to destroy America just like the American Mainstream Media. This is obvious.
Trumps America 😂😂🤣😂🤣😂
Complete GARBAGE and LIES!!! BS
Its democrats america,
trumps fighting for america for the people
Do ur research, pick a side. Move forward or keep being karen. Your choice, come with us or get left behind
Trump should declare the Real PURGE in the whole USA.
Just a hit piece on Trump..Al Jazeera is garbage.
Journalism is Dead! Journalists aren't like journalists a decade or more ago.
Americans are finally realising what's it like to live under a dictatorship just think of all the puppet regimes your leaders have installed in other countries who have caused suffering and misery to their civillians.
Bomb Iran and solve 90% of the Middle East conflict