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Founded Mar. 10,
1991
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Cops
Against Home Video
"Home on the Web"
The mission of Cops Against Home Video is to be a politically active organization that effects change on the FCC's policies regarding home video equipment. We believe that the FCC has disregarded an obvious need for legislation to proect the operations of law enforcement officials. Anyone who watches the news knows that the negative atmosphere surrounding the application of force in law enforcement situations and procedures is a direct result of the extremely high volume of home video cameras that exist in the United States today. Since its introduction in the 1960s, the video camera has posed a continual threat to the American way of life, and to each and every one of our liberties regarding the due process of the law and protection of individual rights and liberties that it serves. The C.A.H.V. is a proud supporter of our national media system, and we do not wish to criticize this industry in any way. Entertainment in the United States is better than in any other country (if you don't think so, just look at all the videos that we have to export and dub into other languages!) American consumers have many more choices and experiences today as a result of this industry. But we believe that when a camera is taken out of the hands of producers, who have been trained to create enjoyable and high quality video recordings, and put in the hands of private citizens who have no interest in enlightening or entertaining the masses, a fundamentally dangerous thing happens: there is no safeguard in place to ensure that when these consumers capture on video acts of law enforcement, that they will turn this sensitive video over to the proper authorities rather then the media, lest what industry experts call a "media frenzy" occur. When video recording equipment such as cameras are kept in the hands of the media and entertainment industries, important events, like a riot or an instance of judicial physical force, when captured on video, are handled in such a way that is both socially appropriate and in accordance with the goals, actions, and regulations of our nation's Police Force. Our multibillion dollar entertainment industry understands the importance of the established procedures for video editing and production. Before a scene is aired on a television sitcom, it must go through a complicated system of demand, market interest, advertiser approval, screenwriting, production, etc. Home video recording bypasses this important system! While other objects (like guns and cars) are unjustly regulated by a tiny leftist population segment, video cameras which are potentially much more dangerous remain free for all to use. We consider our proposed legislation to be an extension of the same laws that allow police to search automobiles and residences when they suspect illegal activity. Regulation of consumer products has been a cornerstone in our democratic system, but cameras continue to threaten our American way of life.
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