Why Do We Share The Videos We Share?

On an increasingly crucial question

A couple days ago I quote-retweeted this video. “This is one of the worst ones I’ve seen,” I wrote. “It captures the extent to which violent cops can turn tense but manageable situations into complete clusterfucks. If you can’t handle someone yelling at you, choose a different line of work.”

Of course, worst requires some context here. No one died in the…