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AN INTERNET ACTIVIST?S war against police brutality. ?Miller was one of the only ones to initially ?

By Glenn Reynolds

AN INTERNET ACTIVIST’S war against police brutality. “Miller was one of the only ones to initially report on an absurd case in which a photographer was arrested for taking photographs of Amtrak trains ? for an Amtrak photograph contest. As one can probably guess, many of Miller?s blog posts are based on similarly bizarre Kafkaesque situations. After he highlighted the story, the photographer in question appeared on the Colbert Report and the charges were swiftly dropped. Newspaper editors have repeatedly claimed that the loss of editorial jobs will lead to a less watchful press, one in which government institutions will be able to get away with more unscrupulous activities with little independent oversight. But Miller arguably highlights more police abuse than a single reporter would have even in the heyday of newspapers.”

Plus this: ?Now that video can go on the internet, they know they can be embarrassed, but they end up embarrassing themselves more and going after the photographer and acting like a total ass. Just ignore the guy and do your job.?

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on June 18, 2010 (boomark / email).