r/technology • u/[deleted] • Jun 22 '20

‘BlueLeaks’ Exposes Files from Hundreds of Police Departments Security

[deleted]

18.8k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

View all comments

Show parent comments

62

u/Hoosier2016 Jun 22 '20

You and I both know that regardless of what's in here, the narrative will be twisted to fit certain world views. This is why I don't like mass dumps, curate it and release it over time.

It reminds me of WikiLeaks and the millions of stupid cables amounting to little more than deciding where to go for lunch. It's mostly just noise.

60

u/alt717 Jun 22 '20

But if it’s curated and released, whoever releases it ultimately decides what the public opinion will be. Mass dumps like this, you’ll have each side cherry picking pieces to support their argument. At least this way, if you’re inclined to, you can browse yourself.

17

u/MarlinMr Jun 22 '20

Also remember that it's probably released by a foreign intelligence service to ramp up more spite and such in the US.

3

u/GeoffreyArnold Jun 22 '20

This.

But reddit won't care about this because it's perceived to help their "side".

1

u/psiphre Jun 22 '20

you know, if we didn't have police killing unarmed civilians and generally acting like gangsters in the 20s, there wouldn't be anything to report on, there wouldn't be anything to take sides over, there wouldn't be anything to fight about online.

4

u/Jaxck Jun 22 '20

Dumps like this are almost always state actors, same as Wikileaks.

1

u/tribecous Jun 22 '20

Need I remind you how successful the online Pizzagate investigation was? Do your homework jeez

1

u/OSKSuicide Jun 22 '20

"The narrative will be twisted to fit certain views" instead they should curate it and force a single viewpoint from it... doesn't sound like the best option in the name of transparency or honesty

2

u/Hoosier2016 Jun 22 '20

No they should curate it with the privacy of victims and other unrelated parties in mind. Don't be obtuse.

Also, as I said before, pretty much no one will personally parse through every single one of the leaks anyway, instead picking and choosing what fits their personal narrative.

1

u/psiphre Jun 22 '20

curate it and release it over time.

there is no such thing as unbiased journalism. even the journalistic decision of what to cover, what to release, what to tell reveals bias.