Donald Trump's election fraud trial in Georgia will be livestreamed
www.bbc.co.uk
The former president's weeks-long trial over election fraud could be one of the most watched in years.
  • watson387
    437·
    1 year ago

    I really don’t think this is a good idea. Fascist media will be selectively editing the footage to tell lies about what’s really going on, and we all know the people that watch/listen to that garbage are not concerned with actual facts.

    • galaxies_collide@lemmy.worldEnglish
      612·
      1 year ago

      The media already does that, so it’s really no different. Without live streaming, the media would just straight up lie about what happened in court and live streaming provides vital protection against that. Trump WILL lie about what happens in court, this is why they are live streaming it.

      • watson387
        11·
        1 year ago

        True. It’s pretty fucked up that this is even something to be worried about. Trump and his cronies are dogshit.

    • Auzy@beehaw.org
      31·
      1 year ago

      Trump’s lawyers will definitely be telling lies and spindoctoring everything anyway.

      The difference is, by making it public, it will be very easy to rebuke it

      It’s actually a good thing imho

      • terrrmus@beehaw.orgEnglish
        5·
        1 year ago

        So far they have all had the luxury of having their cases behind closed doors. There’s so many times where a judge has laid into them for trying to push ridiculous shit. If that happens (which we know it will because they are clowns) it would be great for the public to see the look on their faces.

    • eratic@feddit.ukEnglish
      241·
      1 year ago

      Disinformation will be spread regardless. Yes, if there’s footage it does mean it can be edited and spliced. But then it’s even easier to clearly show that it’s disinformation if people can just watch the footage.

      • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
        5·
        1 year ago

        Precisely this. Whether they have public video of the trial or not, Republicans are going to make up a fantasy version of it anyway. Might as well have this major piece of history on public record as it happens.

    • Big P@feddit.ukEnglish
      52·
      1 year ago

      It’s never a good idea to live stream court cases. It interferes with actual justice and makes it a show instead

    • bobman@unilem.org
      11·
      1 year ago

      Dude, it’s a great idea lol.

      Not sure why anyone would be against this. Your concern is a non-issue and just makes sense to people who live in fantasy worlds.

      • watson387
        1·
        1 year ago

        They do it all the time and their viewers will take their word for it no matter how much evidence you show them against it. Sounds like you’ve been living in a fantasy world if you don’t see how they’re going to play it. They’ll tell lies and their followers will be foaming at the mouth, which creates more violence.

        Edit: spelling

        • bobman@unilem.org
          11·
          1 year ago

          Right. Everyone does everything all the time. That’s because there are over 7 billion people on the planet all with different goals and agendas.

          What you’re saying though is this will be so widespread and significant, that we should avoid broadcasting the trial altogether. That is why you’re living in a fantasy world. You don’t understand that magnitude matters and think 1 person doing something is enough to change course.

          Gonna have to block you now. I don’t think you can argue in a rational manner. Goodbye.

          • watson387
            1·
            1 year ago

            Wow. Talk about an overreaction. I wasn’t even arguing. Glad I was blocked. Lol