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Brooklyn prosecutors cleared ACORN of criminal wrong-doing; "[O'Keefe & Giles] edited the tape to meet their agenda"
Topic Started: Mar 7 2010, 07:48 PM (149 Views)
Axtremus
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Say it ain't so ...

Was this new development discussed?
How did we miss this?

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Brooklyn prosecutors on Monday cleared ACORN of criminal wrongdoing after a four-month probe that began when undercover conservative activists filmed workers giving what appeared to be illegal advice on how to hide money.

While the video by James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles seemed to show three ACORN workers advising a prostitute how to hide ill-gotten gains, the unedited version was not as clear, according to a law enforcement source.

"They edited the tape to meet their agenda," said the source.

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Axtremus
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No response?

If you don't agree with the NY DA, don't think the NY DA screwed up with this finding?

If you agree with the NY DA, is there no call restore federal funding to ACORN?

Not even any criticism on "the media"'s handling of this whole affair?
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What response? All that is being said here is that the evidence it insufficient to prosecute.
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What's being said is that the evidence was doctored.
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ivorythumper
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Where does it say that? The evidence is the actual tape, not the edited version. Has that original tape been doctored?
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Kincaid
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Documentaries, and films of any kind, are by nature doctored. I'd be surprised if the actual, raw footage was monkeyed with.
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QuirtEvans
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Kincaid
Mar 8 2010, 01:10 PM
Documentaries, and films of any kind, are by nature doctored. I'd be surprised if the actual, raw footage was monkeyed with.
Well, let's see.

If the edited tape makes something "clear" ...

And, in the original, unedited tape, it's not quite as clear ...

What do you think happened?

That's like Nixon saying, "I am not a crook", and you edit out the word "not", and you claim it's just editing.
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I would be too. Perhaps there is no basis to proseute, but that does not make what was done ethical or desireable by anyone's standards.
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Just like when anything is edited to give a certain impression. A reality show. A interview with a politician.

I'm sure the raw footage leaves lots of room for doubt about what the ACORN reps were trying to accomplish and what they understood about the situation.
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QuirtEvans
Mar 8 2010, 01:17 PM
Well, let's see.

If the edited tape makes something "clear" ...

And, in the original, unedited tape, it's not quite as clear ...

What do you think happened?

Probably something similar to a lawyer making a case.
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I actually posted it on my facebook but neglected to say thanks. . .





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Axtremus
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Mar 8 2010, 01:17 PM
That's like Nixon saying, "I am not a crook", and you edit out the word "not", and you claim it's just editing.
Like this?

LINK TO VIDEO

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