Sparky of SoCal wrote:What are your thoughts with let's say UTube. A crime involving let's say a minor and adults involving torture is filmed. The perpertrators while fiming the event are daring others to try and out do the violence. I'm not sure that is something that needs to be available for everyone to see. What say you?
YouTube: Let's stay away from the torture of a minor scenario to start with and let's discuss the New Zealand shooting thing. I would say that YouTube should have no legal obligation to remove the video. I would also say that such a video should under no circumstances be monetized. However, YouTube should not go into emergency mode to remove it, shutting down various search features, etc. in the process. They should remove the video as they find it and not do anything special beyond that.
Torture Scenario: Sharing copies of the video should not be a crime. Obviously torture of anyone is a crime, but simply possessing or sharing a video should not be a crime. However, selling copies of such a video should be a crime since no one should profit off the misery of another person.
I was grateful for the ability to see the NZ shooting video since it gave me an idea of the mindset of the shooter. That helps me recognize the difference between BS and reliable info when it comes to news commentators and supposed expert guests making blanket statements about such individuals. It's useful information which expands my understanding of the world. I don't have to take a so-called expert's word for anything. So often so-called experts are complete bullshit artists. Inaccurate understanding of reality only makes things worse.