Read the excerpt from an article in the Christian Science Monitor.Citizen footage has played a role in previous protest movements. . . .But the Black Lives Matter movement has been different. Bystander video sparked it, with cellphone-bearing citizens capturing the killings of Eric Garner, Alton Sterling, George Floyd, and others. While those high-profile clips showed the extremes of police brutality, the ubiquity [popularity] of smart phones during nationwide protests in recent weeks has provided a window into protesters’ interactions with officers unimaginable to past generations of Americans. . . .. . . What is resonating [creating a response] most now are videos that offer evidence of police aggression that are helping to disprove police claims and show some Americans a side of law enforcement that Black communities have been complaining about for decades.–"Black Lives Matter Movement: A Case for Camera Phones?”Jake Seiner, June 17, 2020