"We often end up arresting s*x trafficking victims and then say, now that we've arrested you, we'll save you. It creates a situation where even victims who might be exploited are very fearful of talking to cops."
The War on Whores. Now streaming on CiVL.
"I was very frustrated with school. The teachers didn't know what they were talking about. The homework was a sham."
"Once I questioned the school, I questioned the society that built the school. I questioned the businesses the schools were training people for. I questioned the government that set up this whole structure."
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz. Now streaming on CiVL.
"We had Mega Movies, a Netflix competitor. We had Megabox. It would give the artists 90% of their earnings. An online platform where they can sell directly to their fan base. How can we reinvent this whole copyright model and make it work for the artists and creators directly?"
Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web. Now streaming on CiVL.
"Once he broke the color line, it was all over. The others would be at an enormous disadvantage if they didn't also get black players."
"In the sports or the music industry where you see black excellence, you don't see any affirmative action. You don't see any lawsuits. What you do see is excellence."
Walter Williams: Suffer No Fools. Now streaming on CiVL.
"Why not go as tough as you can? It's good for you, the prosecutor."
"He hadn't killed anybody, hadn't hurt anybody, hadn't stolen money. There's no reason he should be labeled a felon for doing what he did."
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz. Now streaming on CiVL.
"15 cops. 15 cops to bust a 132 pound, 39 year old woman."
"Did they expect I was going to pull a machine gun out of my handbag? No. They were there for the show. They wanted to see a naked woman crying. That's not what they got with me."
The War on Whores. Now streaming on CiVL.
"They're locked out from our entire scientific legacy."
"It's a legacy that should belong to us as a commons, as a people, but instead it's been locked up."
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz. Now streaming on CiVL.
"I couldn't care less about politics. Then I found out all these things firsthand, being subject to the abuse of power. Of course I wanted to replace the government."
"I will be remembered as somebody who fought mass surveillance with technology that gives you your freedom back."
Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web. Now streaming on CiVL.
"Milton Friedman didn't cure you, but the federal government did."
"Never say the federal government doesn't do anything."
Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World. Now streaming on CiVL.
"We were walking by the White House and he said, they don't let felons work there."
"He hadn't killed anybody, hadn't hurt anybody, hadn't stolen money. There's no reason he should be labeled a felon for doing what he did."
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz. Now streaming on CiVL.
"Winston and Julia were dangerous to decent society, and they got what they deserved. Justice was served."
"Is that really what happened in the story?"
"The lesson to be learned here: do not challenge authority."
The Edited. Now streaming on CiVL.
"Stealing is stealing, whether you use a computer command or a crowbar."
"It's not true. It's obviously not true. When Aaron writes a script that says download 100 times a second, there's no obvious damage to anybody. If he does that for the purpose of doing academic research, there is never any damage to anybody."
The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz. Now streaming on CiVL.
"Warner Brothers was in talks to shoot The Hobbit here. The prime minister saw this as a double strike opportunity: make Hollywood happy so they shoot more movies here. And on top of that, please the White House. On the highest levels, they wanted me shut down."
Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web. Now streaming on CiVL.
"Taxes and regulations have made the industry unable to compete with the illegal pot economy."
"Why should we pay higher taxes for weed than on caviar or Wagyu beef?"
New York's Weed Nightmare. Now streaming on CiVL.
"He is a parasite. He is sucking the blood out of the artist."
"It's quite interesting that a lobby group around entertainment content can get the White House to move against an internet nerd with military force. Think about that for a moment. And none of it would change anything."
Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web. Now streaming on CiVL.
"I could always anticipate the lie. I put him on the spot. He guessed, and then I had him under oath saying my client shot at them. We got the results back from Julian's gun. Guess what? Fully loaded. No shots."
"Surveillance video showed they did not knock or announce themselves. To this day, the officers involved are still working."
Jonny McCoy: A Badge of Disrespect. Now streaming on CiVL.
"I really don't like the idea of the United States being afraid to provoke someone with actions that defend ourselves. Oh no, they're going to get mad at us. Like, is our action justified?"
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"We cannot guarantee the safety of violators who will be solely responsible for any consequences. Obedient citizens will remain safe and happy."
Tank Man is the story of the iconic gentleman who stood in front of and stopped a line of tanks after the Tiananmen Square massacre. All that is known of this man are the images that were recorded of his acts.
Tank Man. Now streaming on CiVL.