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So you are watching TV, and a breaking news reporter starts talking about some famous athlete that had been accused of some vicious crime and is awaiting trial and is not allowed to compete in the next big game, and if you are a sports fan, I imagine you...

My grandma loves watching videos of people getting arrested by the police and acting violent, or just plain foolish, and most of the time it’s a police officer who uploaded it. To me, I think it invades people’s privacy, and it probably is seen by friends, family, and maybe even...

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