The readings posted in the Photography and Surveillance folder really opened my eyes to the corrupt cops in this country, and made me fear that I will one day be arrested because a cop too consumed in his power will feel like it. I have dealt with a cop very similar to the man in the video who arrested the woman for filming the arrest. He was directing traffic and told us to go a way that we didn't want to. After trying to explain to him that we wanted to take a turn and not go straight, he then said if we didn't listen to him we would all be arrested for not taking a police order. It is scary to think about cops as people we should fear instead of trust to protect us. My uncle has been a dedicated cop of Connecticut for over 30 years now and it's people like him who I know there are still good police officers on the force, however you never know with the new young cops who let the power of authority get to their head.
I also found the Cheryl Sourkes images very disturbing. I am confused if she took those photos herself or just found them on random computers. If she found them on random computers to show that someone is always watching, I am very afraid and freaked out that this could be happening right now, as my laptop is open, writing this response. This is a total violation of privacy and she cannot just take other people's webcam images and display them on her website. However, like I said, i was confused about that link so I could have the wrong interpretation.
All in all, these readings really made me think twice about what is right and what is wrong with photography and surveillance and my opinion in some of the controversial matters that come up with this topic.
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