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Cross-Examining Film

@article{Silbey2008CrossExaminingF,
  title={Cross-Examining Film},
  author={Jessica M. Silbey},
  journal={University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class},
  year={2008},
  volume={8},
  pages={17}
}

Jessica M. Silbey

Published 2008

Sociology

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

The Supreme Court decision in Scott v. Harris holds that a Georgia police officer did not violate a fleeing suspect's Fourth Amendment rights when he caused the suspect's car to crash. The court's decision relies almost entirely on the filmed version of the high-speed police chase taken from a "dash-cam," a video camera mounted on the dashboard of the pursuing police cruiser. The Supreme Court said that in light of the contrary stories told by the opposing parties to the lawsuit, the only story… CONTINUE READING

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