For anyone who is interested in the topic of how Google deals with pressure from outside groups (individuals, companies, governments) to remove content they find troubling (videos on YouTube, posts on Blogger blogs, etc.), you might want to check out this story about the extent to which Google is willing to say no to requests to remove videos of policy brutality from YouTube.
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I’ve used to look up issues like police brutality and the sensitivity of the issue in terms of being released onto the web. I honestly feel that if the police knows that they’re obligated to regulate the streets on any level (whether it’d be physically protecting it, or verbally), then I don’t see the need to request for the videos being taken down considering that’s what they believe to be morally correct. However, in a third-person perspective, I feel as if other people from out of state or even foreign countries will be able to sympathize, express their thoughts, and respond to the current situations. Moreover, I feel as if the government wants to confine the harsh reality of police brutality from the rest of the world, for a larger purpose other than a response to halt the Occupy protests.