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AZSCP TV 2001
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Created By: chuck b.Client: az
Tags: political activism theatre public protest joe arpaio tempe
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At 11 am on Saturday 11 August 2001, the Arizona SCP debuted a brand-new play in front of the City of Tempe's unconstitutional webcam on Mill Avenue. Entitled AZSCP TV, and written by Chuck, the new play focuses on "reality-based" television shows and the role they play in acclimating people to the constant video surveillance of daily life, so much so, in fact, that people end up desiring what they would otherwise reject outright. Implicated by name in this process are Boot Camp, the Weakest Link, Survivor, Blind Date, Inside Edition, Real TV, The Real World, web cams that operate in bars and Sheriff Joe Arpaio's infamous jail cam. On two occasions, private security guards from Centerpoint came out and tried to stop the performance; they also tried to stop Chuck from handing out AZSCP flyers and talking to people. When told the guards were going to call the police, Chuck did the only sensible thing: he told them to go ahead and call the police! The performance went on, uninterrupted, for another 15 minutes, that is, until the webcam changed position. The police never came!
At 11 am on Saturday 11 August 2001, the Arizona SCP debuted a brand-new play in front of the City of Tempe's unconstitutional webcam on Mill Avenue. Entitled AZSCP TV, and written by Chuck, the new play focuses on "reality-based" television shows and the role they play in acclimating people to the constant video surveillance of daily life, so much so, in fact, that people end up desiring what they would otherwise reject outright. Implicated by name in this process are Boot Camp, the Weakest Link, Survivor, Blind Date, Inside Edition, Real TV, The Real World, web cams that operate in bars and Sheriff Joe Arpaio's infamous jail cam. On two occasions, private security guards from Centerpoint came out and tried to stop the performance; they also tried to stop Chuck from handing out AZSCP flyers and talking to people. When told the guards were going to call the police, Chuck did the only sensible thing: he told them to go ahead and call the police! The performance went on, uninterrupted, for another 15 minutes, that is, until the webcam changed position. The police never came!
At 11 am on Saturday 11 August 2001, the Arizona SCP debuted a brand-new play in front of the City of Tempe's unconstitutional webcam on Mill Avenue. Entitled AZSCP TV, and written by Chuck, the new play focuses on "reality-based" television shows and the role they play in acclimating people to the constant video surveillance of daily life, so much so, in fact, that people end up desiring what they would otherwise reject outright. Implicated by name in this process are Boot Camp, the Weakest Link, Survivor, Blind Date, Inside Edition, Real TV, The Real World, web cams that operate in bars and Sheriff Joe Arpaio's infamous jail cam. On two occasions, private security guards from Centerpoint came out and tried to stop the performance; they also tried to stop Chuck from handing out AZSCP flyers and talking to people. When told the guards were going to call the police, Chuck did the only sensible thing: he told them to go ahead and call the police! The performance went on, uninterrupted, for another 15 minutes, that is, until the webcam changed position. The police never came!
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