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Re:Six U.S. Cities Make the List of Most Surveilled Places i... by anigbrowl on Thursday September 19, 2019 @02:25PM (#21019039)
Because people want to know what happened and how. Otherwise liberty, accountability, and self-determination go out the window.
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Re:Six U.S. Cities Make the List of Most Surveilled Places i... by mytailorisrich on Thursday September 19, 2019 @02:39PM (#21019191)
We are fully informed of what happened and how, including through detailed accounts, not least because, under UK law, a public inquest took place.

But, as said, I don't see the point of publicising videos of people being slaughtered.

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Re:Six U.S. Cities Make the List of Most Surveilled Places i... by anigbrowl on Thursday September 19, 2019 @05:36PM (#21020975)
There are numerous examples of public inquiries failing to provide a full picture of the truth which then came out many years later, eg in Northern Ireland. There's a documentary running on the BBC right now about the Troubles featuring lots of photographs and footage that were suppressed at the time.

I don't care whether you see the point; if I wish to investigate a matter of public or historic interest, why should I be bound by your preferences?

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