Did the Dawson County Georgia Sheriff edit the Nydia Tisdale Video to delete Her Cries for Help?

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Sunday September 21, 2014 · 4:42 PM PDT

2014/09/21 · 16:42

On August 23, 2014, Citizen Journalist Nydia Tisdale was assaulted by a security guard at a Republican Rally for Governor Nathan Deal and Senate Candidate David Perdue at Burt's Pumpkin Farm in Dawson County Georgia.

Ms. Tisdale was video recording the talks by many of the Republican candidates for statewide office when she was asked to stop by Clint Bearden, a local Republican operative. When she refused, she was physically assaulted by a security guard who was an off-duty member of the Dawson Sheriff's Department, Mr. Wooten. Wooten dragged Ms. Tisdale away from the Rally to a nearby building where he bent her over a table and twisted her arm behind her back.

Various of these events where captured on two separate electronic records, one in audio, and the other in video. The full Rally was captured on audio by Brian Pritchard of FetchYourNews.com. The audio recording exists as a "baseline". It is a complete record of the formal rally and is unedited. The second record was captured by Ms. Tisdale with her video recorder. She was able to keep the recorder running while Mr. Wooten was dragging her away from the rally and for a time in the room where he took her.

The audio recording is here. http://vimeo.com/...

The video recording is here. https://www.youtube.com/...

There is a serious discrepancy between these two electronic records.

At one point in the confrontation between Ms Tisdale and Mr. Wooten, Ms Tisdale screamed out for help six times. Her screams can be clearly heard on the audio recording starting at 14:15. The Georgia Labor Commissioner was speaking to the crowd at the time and the crowd responds by laughing at Ms. Tisdale's plight. No one comes to her aid.

However, on the video version of this event, there is no record whatsoever of Ms. Tisdale screaming for help. Mr. Wooten's assault on Ms. Tisdale begins at 14:10 on the video record and ends at 18:42 when the video camera is turned off. The screams should be heard on the video at about 16:00 but they are not there.

It appears that the video record has been edited to delete Ms. Tisdale's six screams for help.

The Sheriff of Dawson County confiscated Ms. Tisdale's camera and held it for six days until the afternoon of August 29 when it was returned to Ms. Tisdale. Ms. Tisdale subsequently uploaded the video to Youtube at 8:30 pm where it exists to this day.

As a result of this confrontation between Ms. Tisdale and Mr. Wooten, Ms. Tisdale has been charged with the crimes of Felony Resisting Arrest and Misdemeanor Trespass. The video is a key piece of evidence with respect to these crimes.

But it appears that the video has been tampered with, possibly by the Dawson Sheriff.

The crime of evidence tampering is described in the Georgia Code as follows:

"O.C.G.A. 16-10-94 (2010)
16-10-94. Tampering with evidence

(a) A person commits the offense of tampering with evidence when, with the intent to prevent the apprehension or cause the wrongful apprehension of any person or to obstruct the prosecution or defense of any person, he knowingly destroys, alters, conceals, or disguises physical evidence or makes, devises, prepares, or plants false evidence. . .

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section involving the prosecution or defense of a felony and involving another person shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than three years;"

A close scrutiny of the video reveals an abrupt transition at 15:54-15:55. This could be the place where the video was "cut and spliced" so as to remove the six screams for help.

Since the Sheriff of Dawson County had the video under his control from August 23 until August 29, he would have to be a suspect in this matter.

This is a request for assistance from the DailyKos community.

Who knows how to analyze the Youtube video to determine whether or not it has been edited? Was the video cut and spliced at 15:54-15:55 or in any other place. Did the "cut and splice" tool used leave any audit trail of its actions?

Here is a time interval analysis of the two records of events. (FYN identifies the Fetch Your News audio record and NTV identifies the Nydia Tisdale Video record.)

1. Initial assault begins when Wooten puts his hand over the camera lens: FYN: 12:25; NTV: 14:10.

2. Nydia Tisdale cries out six times for help: FYN: 14:15. NTV: no record.

3. Abrupt transition in video which may denote a "cut and splice". NTV: 15:54-15:55.

The Nydia Tisdale Arrest: The Transcript

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Monday September 01, 2014 · 12:51 PM PDT

2014/09/01 · 12:51

The Nydia Tisdale Arrest: The Transcript.

Nydia Tisdale, video jounalist, was stopped from recording a Republican Campaign Rally attended by Governor Nathan Deal at Burt's Pumpkin Farm in north Georgia on August 23, 2014. She was arrested by an off-duty officer of the Dawson County Sheriffs Department who was providing event security. For more information see my earlier diaries, or google "nydia tisdale" or go to Ms. Tisdale's Youtube channel NydiaTisdale where you can see her video posted.

The Dialogue between Officer Henry Wooten and Nydia Tisdale as he grabs her and drags her off and subdues her before charging her with Felony Obstruction.

The full text of their conversation. Some was garbled. Captain Wooten's words at at the caret sign>.

what is your name?
what is your name?
what is your name, sir?
what is your name?

>you'll find out.

identify yourself. what is your name?
what is your name, sir?

>your going to find out.

what is your name?
let go of me.
what is your name, sir?
let go of me.
i spoke with the owner prior to the event beginning.
no, mrs. burt, kathy burt said it was ok.
let go of me sir. mrs. . .

>stop.

let go, let go.
let me get my purse. i need to show you my id.
sir you need to identify yourself.

>i've been real nice.
>now you are going to jail for resisting arrest if you do not stop.
>you've been asked to stop, stop.
>stop.
>stop.
>listen. understand me.
>do you hear what i'm sayin'
mumble.
>i'll be happy to as soon as you stop.
>stop.

i want to know who you are and . . . .

>i'll be happy to tell you.
>i tried to work with her.
>i talked to her.

i spoke with several candidates and they didn't mind.

>i told you . . .

i spoke with the owner. I spoke with kathy burt.
i spoke with kathy burt.
mrs. burt said it was ok.
kathy burt said it was ok i spoke with her when i first arrived.

>and then i came spoke with you and told you that the owners did not want that.
>you can record all you want. its on.
>and then you resisted.
>and then you resisted some more. and then you fought me.

i didn't fight with you.
you are the one who has grabbed me.
this was a public event posted on facebook by governor deal.
this was a public event posted on facebook by governor deal.
this was a public event posted on facebook by governor deal.
kathy . .

>you just talked to the owner who asked you to leave and told you you couldn't do this here and you continued . . .

ok, i'll leave. i'll leave.

>no your leaving. now you're going to jail.

>you resisted me, my lawful duties, tryn' to get you to cooperate and you didn't want to do that.
>you fought with me you wrestled with me.
>so we're just going to wait and you're going to jail.
>i don't know what else to do with you.
>i tried to talk to you. i tried to reason with you.

ok please loosen your grip. i am not going anywhere.

>as soon as you stop deciding to act like somebody and fight with me.

i'm sorry sir, what did you say?

> i jus' said you stop fighting with me.

i'm not fighting, resisting you.

>calm down.
>you're not now because i am not giving you a choice any more.
>but you fought me the entire way over here.
>you continue to fight with me.
>i don't know you and i don't know what you have on you and i don't like it
when i tell you to stop doing something and you continue to do it.
>i don't know what you have in that bag.

i don't know you either. you have not given me your name sir.

>i will be happy to. you will see it on the warrant when we get to the jail.

tell me your name sir and show me your badge..

>you have seen my badge.

no, i havn't actually.

>yes you have.

i didn't.

>yes you have.

you did not see . . .

>yes you have.

please sir, let go.

>stop resisting. you keep saying you're being nice for your camera. stop resisting.

mrs. burt i spoke with her in advance . .

>no ma'm.

i told her i was here.

>no m'am.

i have my camera,

>the owner of the place Johnny Burt . .

ok, let go, let go, sir.
OWWW, that hurts. you're hurting me.

>stop.

you're hurting me.

>stop.

you're really hurting me.

>stop.

you're hurting me.

>all you gotta do is be still.

Nydia Tisdale Arrest: 5000+ Youtube Views in 3 days. Can It be Stopped?

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Monday September 01, 2014 · 8:55 AM PDT

2014/09/01 · 08:55

Officer Wooten "takes down" Journalist Nydia Tisdale at a Republican Campaign and arrests her for Felony Obstruction.

Over 5000 people world-wide have viewed the arrest of Nydia Tisdale at a Republican Campaign Rally for Felony Obstruction since it was posted Friday Nite.

Can it be Stopped?

https://www.youtube.com/...

Nydia Tisdale Arrest: Has FetchYourNews dropped the Story?

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Monday September 01, 2014 · 8:32 AM PDT

2014/09/01 · 08:32

Has FetchYourNews dropped the Nydia Tisdale Arrest Story?

FetchYourNews was first to report the news of the Republican Rally at Burts Pumpkin Farm where a video journalist was forcefully removed from the Rally and later charged with Felony Obstruction.

A FetchYourNews reporter was at the scene and watched events unfold. Reporter Brian Pritchard audio recorded the Rally and took the still photocraphs that we have today of Ms. Tisdale being forcefully removed from the Rally.

Reporter Pritchard did followup reports and he was at the Dawson Detention Center whem Ms. Tisdale went back to get her camera. That report was done last Friday afternoon. At that time Reporter Pritchard said that he would post Ms. Tisdale's video of the events at the Rally later that night.

FetchYourNews has never posted the video at their news website.

In fact FetchYourNews has totally dropped the story.

Why have they done this? I have a call in to Reporter Pritchard and will let you know as soon as I find out.

Here are Brian Pritchard's reports on Nydia Tisdale Arrest.
http://gilmer.fetchyournews.com/...

Nydia Tisdale Arrest: Why do some folks fear Nydia Tisdale?

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Monday September 01, 2014 · 8:02 AM PDT

2014/09/01 · 08:02

Nydia Tisdale Arrest: Property Rignts Violation or Free Speech Violation?

Property rights is not the most important issue here as some seem to think. The property rights issue is placed center stage just to divert people from the real issue.

The real issue is "why did the Republican operatives at the event target Ms Tisdale"?
She was NOT the only one in the room with recording equipment.

Sitting two rows behind Ms Tisdale was the reporter for FetchYourNews located in Gilmer, Pickens, and Fannin Counties. That reporter audio recorded everything and he captured the still photos that you see of Ms Tisdale being dragged away by the cop. He sat there and witnessed the whole thing and published a report about what he saw. Go to Fetchyounews.com to see his many excellent reports on the event.

There were other is the room with recording equipment. We live in the Internet Age and many folks probably were recording parts of the event on their SmartPhones as routinely occurs now.

The Republican operatives did NOT eject the Fetchyournews reporter. They did not tell the public to turn off their SmartPhones.

The key question is why did the Republicans deliberately target Ms Tisdale?

In an earlier post on AJC.com, long-time Georgia political pundit Jim Galloway gives his opinion about this.

Jim Galloway said that Ms Tisdale was specifically targeted because she had a reputation for video recording events and them just posting the whole thing unedited and without any comentary on Youtube for the whole wide world to see. Galloway said that certain Republicans knew what she was going to do and felt a need to stop her because letting unedited videos of their rally could be damaging publicity.

For more information go read Mr. Galloway's post on AJC.com on 'how a plan to keep a GOP Rally off the Internet went astray".

The private property issue is just a diversion to distract people away from the real issue.
In a way Ms Tiisdale was providing a free service to the Republicans. She was getting their unedited message out for them to the whole wide world without it costing them a thing.

What could really be wrong with that?

Nydia Tisdale has an archive of over 600 unedited videos of open public meetings and other events of general interest. Most of her work is done in Forsyth County Georgia where she is "notorious". Her Work is on display at the NydiaTisdale Channel on Youtube. Go and see what she does for yourself. Ms Tisdale is a great advocate for free speech and open public meetings in our time. She is totally politically nonpartisan.

Here is the shocking Nydia Tisdale Arrest where she is stopped from videotaping a Republican Campaign Rally in Georiga and dragged into a room where an off-duty police officer forced her to submit and he then legally charges her with Felony Obstruction. The confrontation starts 14:00 into the video.

https://www.youtube.com/...

Progressives of Georgia: The Nydia Tisdale Video Can Move the Election toward Carter and Nunn

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Sunday August 31, 2014 · 2:10 PM PDT

2014/08/31 · 14:10

Hear me out. This video is extremely damaging to the Republican Party in Georgia. It is a "Game Changer". If every Woman in Georgia were to view this video it could elect Jason Carter and Michelle Nunn all by itself.

I kid you not. Take a look at this video and see if you agree with me.

This video was taken on August 23, 2014 at a Republican Rally for Governor Nathan Deal and David Perdue, Candidate for US Senate. The Rally was held at Burts Pumpkin Farm in Dawson County Georgia. Almost all of the Republican big-wigs were in attendance including Doug Collins, US Representative from the 9th District and Candidates for other State-wide races. The event was advertised widely as 'come one, come all".

At the Rally, Nydia Tisdale was sitting in the front row with the Governor busily video recording the event as she often does. About 14 minutes into the speeches she was approached by an event operative who asked her to stop recording the event. She refused. A security guard then approached and demanded that she leave. She refused. The security guard than grabbed her and drug her out of her chair and out of the Rally area and into a room in a nearby building. All the time Ms. Tisdale screamed, "Identify yourself. Sir!".

Once in the room the security guard continued to struggle with Ms. Tisdale. He spread her over a table and twisted her arm behind her back in an effort to get her to submit. Ms. Tisdale screamed for help. Nobody came to assist her.

The female co-Chairman of the Dawson County Republican Party was in the room at the beginning. She denounced what was happening but she than exited the room.

Out at the Rally "the band played on". Nobody at the event came to her aid.

One minute into the confrontation, the security guard, who was an off-duty officer of the Dawson County Sheriff's Department told Ms. Tisdale that he was going to arrest her for resisting arrest. Ms. Tisdale was later taken to the jail in Dawson County and charged with Felony Obstruction and Misdemeanor Trespass.

Ms. Tisdale had her camera running during the start of the struggle with the security guard. Eventually the security guard turned the camera off. What you can see is extremely damaging.

Take a look at the video and then let me know if you agree with me that this video if shown to the right people could assure the elections of Jason Carter and Michelle Nunn.

Then advise me on how we can make it happen. There is a Community Page for Ms. Tisdale on Facebook at Free Nydia Tisdale. One way to show support is to join the group.

Here is the video. The confrontation starts at 14:00 but it is very worthwhile to view the whole thing.

https://www.youtube.com/...

Video Journalist Ejected from Georgia Politcal Rally and Charged with Felony

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Friday August 29, 2014 · 11:24 PM PDT

2014/08/29 · 23:24

Nydia Tisdale was video recording a political rally attended by major Republican candidates for high office. The Rally occurred at Burts Pumpkin Farm on Saturday August 23. Governor Deal, Senate candidate David Perdue and U. S. Representative Doug Collins were in attendance.

After the Rally had been going on for about 15 minutes, Ms. Tisdale was suddenly confronted by a security guard who demanded that she stop recording the event. When she refused, he grabbed her and dragged here away to another location where he charge her with Felony Obstruction.

Ms.Tisdale cried out for help and no one came to her aid. The Dawson County Republican Co-Chairman condemned what was occurring and left the scene.

Watch Ms. Tisdale struggle with the security guard who was actually an off-duty police officer in this video that Ms. Tisdale recorded at the time. the confrontation starts at about 14:00.

https://www.youtube.com/...

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