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Originally Posted by Cimarron29414
Never said either of those things. This notion of the "footage" all started with "why don't they release the footage of the offices where these guys were told to take a hike?" That was the ONLY footage I ever said was just...stupid...to demand. As for the unedited footage vs. the edited footage (of the 5 videos which WERE released)- my only contention has been that the footage as is shows felonious behavior. I don't care if the unedited footage is released and never said that it should be withheld. I said that it's presence would not acquit the obvious criminal activity we can already see. How anyone ever got to my saying that the unedited footage should be hidden from the public is beyond me. I'm certain you will reread the thread and then apologize for the accusation.
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In a case where the entire organization is being accused of something, how the fuck can you say that it is stupid to request the footage from the offices where nothing happened?
Only a partisan hack can claim that footage that shows no illegal behavior is irrelevant and that requesting it is stupid.
Do you seriously think that if those videos are 5 out of 300 the implications for acorn as an organization are the same if the videos are 5 out of 6?
And certainly saying that requesting such videos is stupid is akin to defending the non-release of them, right?
Besides, the importance of releasing the full unedited video is also obvious. One of the people in the videos claimed that she played along until she called the police. Do the videos show that? In fact, the editing of the videos has played such a role, that even you, who is so convinced that the videos show enough, was misled. You have stated in this thread the myth of the 13 year old sex worker, when in reality whatever acorn said about that was EDITED OUT of the video.
If acorn as an organization is guilty, they should certainly be punished. But I believe in due process. I'm not stupid or partisan enough to believe that edited video of a handful of individuals is enough to demonstrate that the organization itself is to blame, as opposed to just the individuals.