European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                You never know who s watching by Robert Dvorchak a National writer it is 1934-plus-7, and big brother in t watching you George Holliday is. Before March 3, Holliday a plumber was Best known for unclogging drains. But then he tested his new camcorder on a los Angeles Street and instead of the usual mugging relatives a Quot i mom1&Quot he recorded two minutes of police officers kicking sloping and clubbing a defenceless Man. The attack on Rodney Allen King did More than Lurn a City on its ear and provide dramatic footage for the evening news. It under scared a development George Orwell never envisioned the emergence of Little brother or sister average folks who turn their video cameras on cops Crooks and each other often with remarkable results about 14 million americans now own hand held video cameras they Cost As Little As $600, and some Are so Small they can be carried in a coat pocket they can be used or weddings and baby a first Steps they can. And Are used to record prenuptial agreements and wills. But they also serve As Amateur arms of the criminal Justice system a in Chattanooga. Tenn., a camera set up by a suspicious lather caught baby Sitter Donna walterhouse slapping a 6-month-old baby. She pleaded guilty and got the maximum of 11 months and 29 Days. Quot it destroyed her Lile Quot said her lawyer James purple. Quot we have developed a better understanding of the Power of the atom bomb than we have of the video camera Quot a in san Jose calif., William Kiley videotaped his own beating at lie hands of a neighbor who previously had harassed him with anti Gay taunts the 45-minute tape showed Kiley being pummelled by the fists and feet of Joshua Huff 18. Huff was convicted of assault and Battery on aug 13 a in fort Worth Texas a woman videotaped a policeman striking a handcuffed Man 28 times sometimes with two handed blows. Officer e. J Parnell was charged in july with assault with a deadly weapon. He said the car theft suspect kicked out a rear window and tried to jump out of the squad car. Activist Gay groups videotape their own demonstrations and the responses by police As do anti readers action line when it comes to wills there Isnit a Waytt a i recently went to our Legal office with my paperwork filled out to make a will. However because i am an English citizen i was told by the Legal officer that he can Only put his Seal on a will covered by the 50 states the Legal officer said there was nothing he could do for me or any foreign born spouse. He suggested that As my will would be the same As my husbands concerning our children that it was t important for me to have my own will. This is not so. What if i outlive my husband by a year or so9 is there anything i can do other than going to England and paying a solicitor to write a Wilt for me Vanda Woodworth Wertheim Germany a John l. Simmons chief Legal assistance division office of the judge advocate he Usa eur. Replies Legal assistance attorneys cannot while wills for nonresident aliens this can constitute malpractice of Law As a practical matter a . Attorney May discuss the subject with a client and advise generally How the individual May make a will. Under English Law an adult May make a will which is signed in the pm sence of at least two witnesses there is no requirement for any notarization nor would one have any Legal standing under English Law most amen can Stales follow the English Law of inheritance so that such a will could reasonably Lead Roberta Owen tapes men picking up hookers. Abortion groups. A a Quot the camcorder is protecting us from big brother. This empowers the Ordinary citizen in a whole new Way a a said Brenth Butterworth senior editor of video Magazine. But others worry that the gadgetry s Power comes with the peril of invading privacy of prying too far. For now there Are no Legal restraints on neighbors videotaping neighbors according to the american civil liberties Union. Quot big brother is now our neighbors our employers people we re dating strangers on the Street the Acle s Jan Lori Goldman said Quot the danger comes when you Are being videotaped against your knowledge and the information is later used in a manner harmful to you. Do we really want to live in a society where a video camera is aimed at every movement Quot Quot it s the greatest of All ironies Isnit it we could lose our privacy by spying on each other Quot said George Washington University Law professor Jonathan Turley Quot video Cam operators Are not a drooling class of voyeurs they Are Ordinary people empowered by new technology to become an army of private Gumshoe Quot much like a will from an american lawyer. If and when you become a . Resident although a British citizen you May have an american will made and notarized in the United states troop rotations sought for provide Comfort q am Only one of Many who would like to hear some honest answers about operation provide Comfort everybody from the local unit commanders up to the president of the United states keeps saying that our troops will not be deployed any longer then absolutely necessary. Now the word is out that  troops will stay in Southeastern Turkey indefinitely. If the reason Lor staying is to protect the kurd this operation could realistically drag out Lor years. Every time we even talk about pulling our troops out the kurd Start complaining of How afraid they Are of what Saddam Hussein is going to do to them for those who have to stay what exactly does indefinitely mean Why Are our troops not being rotated every 30 days9 this is especially important during the summer months with temperatures soaring Well Over 120 degrees f every Day and no air conditioned tents to escape to Jessica  Blaylock Pitburg a Germany be Brig. Gen. Wesley b. Taylor jr., Deputy director of operations readiness and mobilization office of the Deputy chief of staff for operation and Turley said Quot the explosion of the video camera has led to a society under  a Case in Point the Gordon Heights Community watch on new Yorkus Long Island which is using cameras to fight prostitution. The Community group intends to make tapes of men picking up hookers and Send the visual evidence to their wives. Quot we want to make our Community clean again said video vigilante Carl Owens who tapes from behind Bushes. Quot if they Don t stay out lets go to the  a Tampa fla., couple has suffered a similar embarrassment. In july a neighbor filming through their Condo blinds videotaped them having sex. They were charged with lewd add lascivious conduct a punishable by 15 years in prison a because children outside could see them. Prosecutors later dropped All charges related to the videotape and Are pursuing three Misdemeanour complaints. Exhibitionism of another sort has come into play in other instances a inexplicably some criminals have taped their own acts the Way one might record a memorable family event five men in Washington d c., were convicted of beating and robbing two victims partly because they recorded the crimes jurors saw footage of victims getting beat on the head and having their pockets rifled one of the muggers urinated on an unconscious Man s face while others laughed private camcorders have captured a Motorist plunging through the top deck of the san Francisco Oakland Banbridge moments after the 1989 earthquake the chinese governments bloody crackdown against students at Tiana men Square the fatal fall of a sky diver who failed to pack a Parachute but had his camera illegal garbage dumping and dolphins dying in tuna nets. Since 1987, Cable news network has had a toll free number that viewers can Call to submit footage. The network pays an average of $150 for a usable spot. More news More convictions More vigilance against authority run amok it sounds too Good to be True. And some observers insist it is Quot it s a two edged sword. Ii has some really positive qualities but it can be a very disturbing and intrusive  said Robyn Blumner of the Florida Acle. Quot they re Here. They re going to stay Here. We need to define the rules of  Quot Plant department of the Amity replies operation provide Comfort is a temporary humanitarian assistance operation. The United states has publicly stated that it has no intention of establishing a permanent presence in Southeast Turkey nor has the government of Turkey requested such a permanent presence. At this time there is not a specified end Date for operation provide Comfort however soldiers will be deployed Only As Long As there is a continuing requirement. As soon As they Are no longer required they will be scheduled for redeployment. Troop rotation is always a consideration however for operational contingencies a Short rotation schedule is usually not in the Best interests of the Mission. Keeping acclimated and seasoned units on the ground is essential to Mission accomplishment and Soldier safety rest assured that the army is committed to accomplishing the Mission and redeploying As soon As possible thereafter our aim is to do the Job right and minimize the Impact of service in Southwest Asia on All soldiers and their families to write us readers action be is the readers Quot court of last resort Quot striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas m a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues Tor answers Are not readily available if you have a question and done to know where to turn for the answer wite to readers a act on line co the stars and stripes. Apo 09?i 1-4211. 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