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You make an excellent point Smooth. Not just kids, but adults too, tend to magnify their actions when a camera is around. I've lost count of how many stories I've had to back my lens off on because my presence was agitating the people more than they would be if I weren't there. I did a protest once, rolled up in my unmarked newscar, everyone's calm. The minute I pulled the camera out of the back, they went nuts, yelling, screaming, threatening each other with violence and death. I put the camera back in the truck and they calmed down instantly. Needless to say I didn't do the story - not only would it have been unethical to report on the yelling and screaming as though they were doing that when I rolled up, but I won't let the presence of my camera cause a riot.
Wouldn't be surprised if the kid was monkeying for the camera a bit here too.
Not to mention that the teacher was stupid. Now that the school has painted themselves into the corner I talked about earlier, this is a no win situation for them. No matter what happens, they're probably getting sued. Providing video evidence was moronic.
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