On September 11, a special New York screening of Informant — a new documentary by Jamie Meltzer about activist turned FBI informant Brandon Darby — featured a debate between Darby and one of the people he informed on and testified against, David McKay. As a result of Darby’s actions, McKay was sentenced to four years in prison for constructing eight molotov cocktails during protests in Minneapolis at the Republican National Convention in 2008. The terms of the debate, which was moderated by Meltzer, were stark: Who was right? Did Darby do the right thing by turning in McKay? Or did Darby pressure the young activist to take actions he would never have otherwise dreamed up. The full audio of the debate, which was recorded from the crowd using an iPhone, can be heard here:
Thomas, is there any way to share a direct link to the mp3 file, either on your server or even through something like mediafire or yousendit? As an iphone user who doesnt have a computer, there doesn’t seem to be a good way to get around the flash mp3 widget. Thanks!
The direct link has been added to the post. Let me know if you encounter any further difficulty accessing the audio.
Your first mistake is buying an iPhone.
Brandon Darby is one of the few public figures I’ve seen who cares about doing the right thing and helping people. His intentions transcend the right and the left and the vitriol from both only show how unevolved those sides are. Until we can stop taking sides and start helping each other and doing the right thing, we will constantly be embroiled in harmful activism on both sides.