April 20th, 2009 
joel Last week we asked you to share the last time you listened to internet radio. A quarter of respondents said that they had tried it, but it’s been a month since listening. Another fifth said that they had listened to both internet-only and terrestrial radio station streams within the past week, with an additional 16% listening to just radio station streams in the past week.
My take is that there is much to like from regular-old radio stations and people are able and willing to listen. You just need to provide them the compelling content.
The hottest story to hit Erie this year is arguably the YouTube video of an Erie policeman ridiculing a murder victim and the Bureau’s response to the situation. That response included a formal request to YouTube to pull the video, as well as seeking a court order for its removal. Both attempts by the Erie brass have failed.
Do you think that there are any extenuating circumstances that would justify the removal of the video? Is there any validity to the Police Bureau’s concern about wiretapping or recording of someone without their knowledge?
Answer the poll and then share your justification in the comments.
Is there any circumstance under which you feel that the YouTube video of the Erie City police officer should be pulled?
- No: the event that was videotaped was in a public place thereby in the public domain (80%, 48 Votes)
- Yes: the officer was off-duty and did not know he was nor did he give permission to be videotaped, so there should be some recourse for him and for the Bureau of Police (13%, 8 Votes)
- I don’t know; I’m ambivalent (7%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 60
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Isn’t it kind of a moot point now? Others have tagged the video…even added a music track to it. And You Tube has already said that they won’t remove it. Only the original poster can do that. And even if and when he does, the other copies will still be there.
I think that this officer had some kind of right to think that this display would only be visible to those within the bar. Although it was a public place, it looks like there were only a handful of people in the bar at the time. I presume he was friends with most of them.
John, what do you think grants a right to expect privacy in a public place?
If I photograph you in a bar without your permission, should you have the right to demand and force me to delete that photo? Don’t I have a right to record events that happen in public?