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(Recording The Police is a Dangerous but Necessary Thing to Do) If You See Something, Film

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

Uploaded by itzDeaMan on Feb 7, 2012

This video was created as an example of the importance of filming the police. Video provides transparency, accountability, and an accurate account of incidents that occur. It is no secret that the United States has a serious problem with police abuse, brutality, and corruption. It is essential for civilians to document their encounters with police officers to ensure transparency, accountability, and safety to all of those involved.

Police departments have, for too long, tried to bully, intimidate, threaten, arrest, or otherwise harass law abiding citizens from recording the activities of law enforcement in public. Enough is enough! It is time for all of us to take a stand and expose police brutality when we witness it. Even if the officers behavior is correct, and justifiable, we still encourage the recording of the police activities for the transparency and accountability that is desperately needed in many departments.

If you see something, film something, the freedom of press begins with you!'

Directors Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/gramrastag

More information about the clips in order of appearance:

ORIGINAL FOOTAGE Suspect with Crowbar Shot Outside Carls Jr Monterey Park
http://youtu.be/bY5ioBvrYIg

New Footage of Oscar Grant Shooting (with sound)
http://youtu.be/S0P8TSP2YJU

Cops on Camera (multiple segments)
http://youtu.be/tE8Xom38Rd8

Citizen attacks Baltimore Police -- caught on tape
http://youtu.be/mFFsWF3FoLI

Houston Police BEATING Teen Suspect Chad Holley
http://youtu.be/Lvy976QKuS4

Police Brutality: NYPD Beat Man's Legs w/ Baton For Not Getting Up!
http://youtu.be/j5I_lwQyxNI

FREEDOM WATCH WITH JUDGE NAPOLITANO
http://youtu.be/GUHgagrnfIc

MSNBC on NYPD Police Brutality during Occupy Wall Street Lawrence O'Donnell with "The Last Word"
http://youtu.be/Zgr3DiqWYCI

Raw Video: Police Beating Caught on Tape
http://youtu.be/uHjpOsGYxMo

Paris Texas Police Officer Throws Teen on Car
http://youtu.be/4LSrBDhjJ58

Raw Video: Deputy Shown Kicking Teen Girl
http://youtu.be/ipb_PeXOdT4

#OWSwest #J20 #SFPD Attacks Innocent Protesters; Officer M. Ali #619 Breaks My Cam
http://youtu.be/oGju4u7yVRA

Raw Video: Ala. Officers Fired After Beating Man
http://youtu.be/uN41h0GEmys

Cop Punching Handcuffed Man Video Now Has Sound
http://youtu.be/D1KJcnNShW0

Surveillance video: Iraq War veteran beaten
http://youtu.be/D2IWFaI-poM

Sante Fe cop caught beating handcuffed teen; fired, rehired!
http://youtu.be/Q6MKuKJ9Kws

officer beating 66-year-old man suffering from dementia
http://youtu.be/2FAbUZd3zoM

Female Cop Tirelessly Beats Man with her Baton
http://youtu.be/X3JiilljhOQ

Police Brutality: Dog Walker w/ Camera Beaten By Cops!
http://youtu.be/wBlvSMd_D7w

ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking Pictures of Senators
http://youtu.be/m7F49dUaZMw

Know Your Rights with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, The Gregory Brothers and the ACLU!

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

hitrecord on Feb 6, 2012

THE CAN'T TURN THE LIGHTS OFF NOW - ep. 2
Know your rights as a photographer this election season!
Produced in collaboration with the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida http://aclufl.org/
Original Concept by Teafaerie
Music and Lyrics by The Gregory Brothers http://www.thegregorybrothers.com/
For more information about your rights, visit:
http://www.aclu.org/photorights
http://www.aclufl.org/pdfs/PhotographersRights.pdf

SUPER PACs: Occupy the Courts, Colbert & the Fight for Free Speech

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

SpeechNow.org case page: http://www.ij.org/1219

IJ Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/instituteforjustice

IJ on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/IJ

State of the Union 2012

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

catoinstitutevideo on Jan 25, 2012

Cato Institute scholars Malou Innocent, Chris Edwards, Neal McCluskey, Ilya Shapiro, Jerry Taylor, Dan Mitchell and Dan Ikenson respond to President Obama's 2012 State of the Union Address, which focused largely on economic equ

Video produced by Caleb O. Brown, Austin Bragg and Lester Romero.

Can the Government Make Entrepreneurs Do Useless Things For No Reason?

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

InstituteForJustice on Jan 18, 2012
http://www.ij.org/Verlin

Verlin Stoll is a 27-year-old entrepreneurial dynamo who owns Crescent Tide funeral home in Saint Paul, Minn. Verlin has built a successful business because he offers low-cost funerals while providing high-quality service. His business is also one of the only funeral homes that benefits low-income families who cannot afford the high prices of the big funeral-home companies.

Verlin wants to expand his business, hire new employees and continue to offer the lowest prices in the Twin Cities, but Minnesota refuses to let Verlin build a second funeral home unless he builds a $30,000 embalming room that he will never use.

Minnesota's law is irrational. Embalming is never required just because someone passes away and the state does not even require funeral homes to do their own embalming. In fact, it is perfectly legal to outsource embalming to a third-party embalmer. Minnesota's largest funeral chain has 17 locations with 17 embalming rooms, but actually uses only one of those rooms.

Why is Minnesota forcing Verlin to waste $30,000 on a useless embalming room as a condition of expanding his thriving business?

So that the big, full-amenity funeral-home businesses can benefit from a law that drives up prices for consumers and operating expenses for competitors such as Verlin. Verlin's basic services fee is only $250, which is about 90 percent lower than the $2,500 that the average Twin Cities' funeral home charges. Verlin's business model is built on minimizing fixed costs, which is why he does not have a hearse or chapel, and this law—to the advantage of his competitors—stands in the way of him expanding his low-cost, high-quality approach.

The government should not force Minnesotans to do useless things. That is why on January 19, 2012, Verlin and the Institute for Justice challenged the law in state court.

The Minnesota Constitution protects every Minnesotan's economic liberty, which means that it protects entrepreneurs from being burdened by legal requirements that are either useless or designed to suppress honest competition.

A victory here will not only free Verlin from an unconstitutional restraint on his economic liberty, but protect entrepreneurs across the state from pointless laws and bureaucracy.

Channeling Self-Interest for Good

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

by EconFree on Dec 5, 2011

Can self-interest be channeled for good?

Watch as economist Don Boudreaux explains why we should not look to constant human traits such as self-interest as the cause of the financial crisis, but instead look to the types of systems in which self-interest is channeled toward destructive ends through the exploitation of government power rather than towards the productive uses generated in a free market.

The Story of Broke Response

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

LearnLiberty on Jan 13, 2012

Prof. Art Carden responds to "The Story of Broke" (http://bit.ly/LLStoryOfBroke), a recent video by the creators of "The Story of Stuff." In "The Story of Broke," Annie Leonard claims that the government isn't actually broke. Rather, the government just wastes resources on the wrong things like subsidies to the dinosaur economy and war. She claims that the government should change its ways, and instead, subsidize firms that will bring us the future we really want.

Art Carden agrees with Leonard that war and subsidies are wasteful, but is skeptical of notion that there is one unified vision for the future. To Carden, everyone has a different vision for the future. Our path to the future, he argues, is determined by the interactions of billions of unique individuals pursuing their own objectives.

Additionally, Carden questions Leonard's distinction between bad subsidies and good subsidies. Every subsidy, deemed good or bad, must be allocated through the political process. Lobbyists and special interests exert a large degree of influence on political decisions, and they use this power to direct subsidies in their own favor at everyone else's expense.

Carden concludes that government spending won't buy a brighter future. A brighter future will emerge when people are allowed to spend money on things they care about. Put another way, positive change will come from billions of people cooperating freely and voluntarily with one another, not from pushing trillions of dollars through a broken political process.

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Sh*t Lazy Economists Say

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

raf365247 on Jan 7, 2012

An internet meme officially jumps the shark.

No Child Left Behind: A Decade of Failure

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

catoinstitutevideo on Jan 6, 2012

http://youtu.be/Q0WUqNO0qo4

The No Child Left Behind Act was meant to compel states to adopt high standards and rapidly improve K-12 education in public schools. It is now clear that NCLB has been a failure and has set the stage for even greater federal control over curriculum. The solution, contrary to what many advocates claim, is to get the federal government out of America's classrooms. Neal McCluskey, associate director of the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom, comments on NCLB's decade of failure.

Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Supply & Demand Rap: WE GOT IT 4 CHEAP

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

by DORIANELECTRA on Dec 12, 2011

This song was created to enter the Supply and Demand Video Contest sponsored by Fayetteville State University's Hackley Endowment. We are students at Shimer College and Northwestern University.
Made by:
Dorian Electra & Neil Lokken
Music by:
Matt Kawahara
Special Thanks: Lynn Hong, Bryan Maddox, Robin Babb, Allison Savage, Allon Libermann, Rachel Davison.

LYRICS:

Yo. We got it 4 cheap
And we're tryin to be supplyin
So we got to compete. OH.
And we try to understand
The laws we all cant help but follow called:
SUPPLY AND DEMAND

If I'm sellin somethin
Here's what I got to know
To ensure my sales be bumpin
If we raise the price, fewer people be buyin
If we push that price down low, customers be multiplyin

It's not to simple just to sell it for cheap
You got to cover your costs
Ya tryna make ends meet
Say we were forced to keep our price way down. LOW
Our goods become more scarce become the talk of the town. OH

If the law won't let us respond in turn by raising our money PRICE
Then our lovely customers will have to pay the price in non-
monetary costs such as waitin in line

On day when you could be HUSTLIN and now you wastin yo time
So when the prices are fixed costs remain, don't fall for tricks
That extra cost don't disappear
It just shift from here to here

You got dem long long lines? Wait a sec, shorty, that ain't right

UHM. SHORTY DAT LOOK LIKE A SHORTAGE
SHORTY, SHORTY DAT LOOK LIKE A SHORTAGE

Ooo. When dat price so low
So they be rushin to da store tramplin one another to DA FLOOR uh

Ya get it? It's about supply and demand. Ya get it?

Yyeeaaaaaaaaahhhhh

Yes sir, sir yes, what about a surplus?
Yes sir, sir yes, what about a surplus?

When you got leftover GOODS on your HANDS
Cos the quantity supplied exceeds the quantity demanded

Yo. We got it 4 cheap
And we're tryin to be supplyin
So we got to compete. OH
And we try to understand
The laws we all cant help but follow called:
SUPPLY AND DEMAND

Constitutional Principles: The Rule of Law

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

BillofRightsInst on Dec 13, 2011

Do you understand why the rule of law is important for maintaining free society? The Bill of Rights Institute has created a short, engaging video for Bill of Rights Day on the constitutional principle of the rule of law. Exciting visuals from current events, an engaging historical narrative, brief scholar interviews, and memorable quotes will make this 8-minute video perfect for use on Bill of Rights Day, and every day! A short viewing guide is also available to guide you through the content.

Supply & Demand: A Thug Story

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:00:00 EST

Uploaded by AThugStory on Dec 12, 2011

"Supply & Demand: A Thug Story" This song was created to enter the Supply and Demand Video Contest sponsored by Fayetteville State University's Hackley Endowment.

Supply and Demand: You probably hated it in school, but that's because you never heard it like this before.

Yo, let me tell you about supply and demand//
Yeah, it's something that can't be centrally planned//
As individuals pursue their own values and lives//
Spontaneity is how society survives//

You see the market process tends toward equilibrium//
Even in a world where decisions swing like pendulums//
Order out of chaos leads toward our end goal//
Achieving coordination for the economy as a whole//

So join us, let's go for a ride//
Into a world where supply & demand preside//
Consumers expressin' preferences without exhausts//
Producers calculatin' opportunity costs//

Let's say you wanna go buy some jewelry//
You better come with dough and without that foolery//
'Cuz, prices will fall, prices will rise//
To signal scarcity that we compromise//

But, what if the price of that chain is too high?//
Do we implement ceilings so that everyone can buy?//
Conversely, at a lower cost everyone will demand//
Somethin' the producers are just unwilling to hand//

See, if you don't allow rent prices to increase//
Coordination is destroyed and we're left without peace//
Applications & fees will soar in their prices//
Rationing leads to usin' non-monetary devices//
For example discrimination, long lines//
Hah, y'all know how black market alternatives shine//

Short-term solutions can be attractive for a while//
But when things get outta whack, fixin' them can beguile//

And when the price is set at infinity and infinity//

Executive, judicial, & legislative...you know, the holy trinity//
Tries to remove as factors, all of the market actors//
Leading to production of defective goods from various manufacturers//
Prohibition creates black markets//
Crips and bloods, thugs, the po' get hit the hardest//
Violence amongst factions for territory and action//
Disputes ain't settled in courts but with white chalk on the sidewalk//

So don't blame the market when things go wrong//
Instead, you oughtta think back to the words of this song//
Look first to see if there's government interference//
Ceilings and floors for prices, prohibition or planned adherence//
All of these destroy coordination and incentives//
This is Econ 101 for my knowledge seeking brethren//

Internet Censorship Is the Wrong Answer to Online Piracy

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST

catoinstitutevideo on Dec 12, 2011

Internet censorship is not the answer to problems of piracy online. Cato Institute research fellow Julian Sanchez explains that internet censorship won't effectively address the problem of piracy and will threaten innovation and the liberties of Americans by engaging in unconstitutional prior restraint.

Video produced by Caleb Brown, Austin Bragg and Julian Sanchez.

Free Speech Song

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

campaignfreedom on Oct 18, 2011

GoRemy's latest video takes on free speech in support of unpopular speech.

For more on free speech visit CampaignFreedom.org and our blog, CampaignFreedom.org/blog.

Andrew Klavan: Wall Street On Trial

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

ManhattanInst on Dec 5, 2011

The Manhattan Institute is proud to present... the second in a series of animated videos created by Andrew Klavan, City Journal contributing editor and creator of "Klavan on the Culture"

Looking to blame someone for the recent financial crash, Occupy Wall Street protestors turned their wrath on America's bankers and corporations. But are the bulwarks of capitalism really just cartoon caricatures of selfishness and greed?

City Journal contributing editor Andrew Klavan—who actually is a cartoon caricature— takes a more in-depth look at the situation as the Manhattan Institute Presents: "WALL STREET ON TRIAL"

For more information, please visit us at: http://www.manhattan-institute.org/wallstreetontrial/

Occupy Wall Street & Capitalism: A Professor's Response

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

LearnLiberty on Nov 28, 2011

The Occupy Wall Street movement expresses valid frustrations, but do the protesters aim their accusations in the wrong direction?

Economics Professor Chris Coyne draws the distinction between crony capitalism and legitimate capitalism. Crony capitalism is government favoritism fueled by handouts and is responsible for the plight of the 99%. Legitimate capitalism, on the other hand, uses competition to align consumer and producer interests and serves to improve everyone's standard of living.

The European Fiscal Crisis and Lessons for America

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

by CFPEcon101 on Nov 16, 2011

Many European welfare states have been caught in a downward spiral of taxes, spending, and debt. This mini-documentary from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation identifies key lessons for policymakers seeking to avoid the inevitable fiscal crisis caused by the welfare state.

F.L.O.S.S: Protecting You from Low-Cost Teeth-Whitening Services

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

by InstituteForJustice on Nov 15, 2011
http://www.ij.org/CtTeeth

Teeth-whitening services are popular and increasingly available at spas, salons and shopping malls. This has been a boon for consumers because these businesses offer whitening services at a much lower cost than dentists do, often charging less than 25 percent of what a dentist would charge for similar results.

There is one group that is not smiling about these new, low-cost teeth-whitening services: the Connecticut Dental Commission. In June, the Commission ruled it is a crime punishable by up to five years in jail or $25,000 in civil penalties for anyone but a licensed dentist to offer teeth-whitening services, even if the customers apply the product to their own teeth.

Teeth-whitening products are regulated by the FDA as cosmetics, which mean anyone—even a child—can purchase them and apply them to his or her own teeth without a prescription and without supervision or instruction.

The Dental Commission's ruling has nothing to do with public health or safety and everything to do with protecting licensed dentists from honest competition

Story of Broke, The Critique

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

HowTheWorldWorks on Nov 10, 2011
This is a Critique of, "The Story of Broke," by Annie Leonard http://youtu.be/G49q6uPcwY8

She claims the United States isn't broke. The truth is if you look at our budget, we have a major problem on our hands.

I previously debunked her video titled, "The Story of Stuff." That four-part series can be seen below along with other links for references.

I debunked, "The Story of Cosmetics," http://youtu.be/RxO3bPNyWzo , demonstrating that Annie is either dishonest, or she is unaware of an FDA study that debunks most of what she claims.

I also debunked, "The Story of Citizens United v. FEC," http://youtu.be/tJEeKez1Jlw explaining what the Supreme Court decided in that case.

(See Critique below)

Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5uJgG05xUY

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZzHU3ZfTtY

Part 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgLrZc7cws8

Part 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XeW5ilk-9Y

I challenge Annie to a debate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuCaghuN_xY

Glenn Beck Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEkpVXv0SYs

Lou Dobbs Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vTJdpbUYhY

Sources and Credits:

Eat the Rich: http://youtu.be/661pi6K-8WQ

http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/budget/192219-cbo-spending-increased-14...

http://reason.com/archives/2011/02/22/losing-the-brains-race

http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/chart-of-the-day-federal-ed-spending/

http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=12734

http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/10facts/index.html#chart1

http://useconomy.about.com/library/fy2012budget.pdf

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/120xx/doc12039/HistoricalTables%5B1%5D.pdf

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/120xx/doc12039/01-26_fy2011outlook.pdf

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/fy12/pdf/BUDGET-2012-BUD-29.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_United_States_federal_budget

U.S. Antidumping Rules Kill American Jobs

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

catoinstitutevideo on Nov 8, 2011

President Obama claims to support America's exporting and so-called "green jobs" industries, but he also likes rules that restrict the importation of critical inputs to those industries. Antidumping rules are supposed to protect American manufacturers and, by extension, American jobs. But it doesn't work out that way.

Read more: http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/presidents-fealty-to-antidumping-lobby-kills-j...

Video produced by Caleb O. Brown (@cobrown) and Austin Bragg (@habragg).

The Zombies Are Coming

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT

CronyCap on Oct 28, 2011

Crony Capitalist, Zombie Businesses are headed your way, so watch out!

Don't let government feed these zombies with your tax dollars through bailouts, subsidies and competition-crushing legislation.

Check out http://www.fb.com/cronycapitalism for more information

Roll With The Flow

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT

DORIANELECTRA on Oct 13, 2011

More Adventures in Economics! The sequel to "I'm in Love with Friedrich Hayek!"
Original song by Dorian Electra
Instrumental Track by Will Schorre
Directed by Christopher Minor and Neil Lokken
Assistant Director: Clara Lee

LYRICS

Here's a little somethin' bout a girl like me
I demand to understand the economy
And I gotta couple questions, been sittin' on my mind
So let's sit down, take the time, to review line by line

CHORUS:
How can you roll with the flow you can't foresee?
How can you let go control and let it be?
How can you roll with the flow you can't foresee?
How can you let go control, leave people free?

Roll with the flow

Each one of us makes choices based on knowledge that's unique
Circumstance of time and place, preferences and taste all shape
When and where and what we buy and sell from week to week
Collectively, these choices make up "the economy"

"Economic growth" to me, a mystery
"GDP?" "GNP?" It's really killin' me

By what means do we measure wealth,
a major indicator of economic health?

CHORUS

Alright, here it goes:

Wealth is what is valued and value is subjective
What one values depends on one's perspective
One man's trash is another man's treasure
One man's pain is another man's pleasure
One man's work is another man's leisure
All things you must remember before you start to measure

Can someone please assist me
in becoming a good economist?

My buddy Bastiat, has given me a key
He says the bad economist looks only at the obvious
That which can be perceived immediately
Looks only at the first effects Ignores all further consequences

Every choice has opportunity costs
Choosing one thing comes at the cost of your next best alternative

You can spend in one direction and say it's peachy keen
But alas you have forgotten that which is not seen
Sure, if you break my window the Glassman gets some dough
Where would that cash have gone? Had that window not been broke...
Instead of to the Shoeman, now I can't buy those shoes. That's the cost of destruction, and someone's gotta loose

We could produce guns, for a disaster war
Or we could use funds for what they're best used for
Who knows what "best" is? No one mind knows best for sure
Where does this leave us? Left up to each one of ya'll

Oh, can someone please assist? I wanna be, I wanna be a good economist, economist, economist

Keynes, he won't stop callin' he keep blowin' up my phone
He wants to teach me something and he won't leave me alone
I tell him there's no use in tryin' 'cause Friedrich Hayek is my guy and
If you wanna get with a girl like me you got to let go control of the economy (x2)

CHORUS

Episode Two: Economic Freedom in America Today

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT

EconFree on Oct 11, 2011

Continue the discussion at http://www.facebook.com/economicfreedom

For years the United States has been a world leader in economic freedom. But runaway government spending and burdensome regulations have caused a decline in economic freedom in the United States. If our economic freedom continues to fall, how will it affect our quality of life?

Watch Episode One: Economic Freedom and Quality of Life at http://youtu.be/v1U1Jzdghjk

Please note that this web page displays third party links that are not generated by the creators of this video. These third party links do not represent the views of the creators of this video.

Ten Years in Afghanistan Is Enough

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT

by catoinstitutevideo on Oct 6, 2011

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Learn more: http://www.cato.org/central-south-asia

The United States executed its original mission in Afghanistan in the critical first months after the invasion: Cripple al Qaeda and remove the Taliban from power. Now that the United States has expanded its mission to a fragile-by-design strategy of nationbuilding, it's well past time for U.S. forces to leave. Cato Institute vice president for defense and foreign policy studies Christopher A. Preble, foreign policy analyst Malou Innocent and legal policy analyst David Rittgers comment on this dubious milestone.

Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

Federal & Local Law Enforcement Agencies Try to Take Family Motel from Innocent Owners

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Institute For Justice on Oct 3, 2011

Imagine you own a million-dollar piece of property free and clear, but then the federal government and local law enforcement agents announce that they are going to take it from you, not compensate you one dime, and then use the money they get from selling your land to pad their budgets—all this even though you have never so much as been accused of a crime, let alone convicted of one.

Learn more: http://www.ij.org/massforf