#Subverse media software

The video showed that the arresting officer lied under oath, though no charges were filed. Pool's video taken during the protests was instrumental evidence in the acquittal of photographer Alexander Arbuckle, who had been arrested by the NYPD. Pool had also planned on livestreaming occupy protests across the United States for a documentary called Occumentary, but it was never filmed.

Also in January 2012, The Other 99 was disbanded following a feud between Pool and Ferry. In January 2012, he was physically accosted by a masked assailant. Pool's use of live streaming video and aerial drones during Occupy Wall Street protests in 2011 led to an article in The Guardian querying whether such activities could take the form of counterproductive surveillance. In mid-November 2011, Pool provided non-stop 21 hour coverage of Occupy Wall Street's eviction from Zuccotti Park.

#Subverse media software

He modified a toy remote-controlled Parrot AR.Drone for aerial surveillance and modified software for live streaming into a system called DroneStream. Pool also let his viewers direct him on where to shoot footage. Pool used a live-chat stream to respond to questions from viewers while reporting on Occupy Wall Street. Pool also began livestreaming the protests with his cell phone and quickly assumed an on-camera role. Pool joined the Occupy Wall Street protestors on September 20, 2011, and met Henry Ferry, a former realtor and sales manager, shortly afterwards, and they formed a media company called The Other 99. Career OccupyĪfter watching a viral video from Occupy Wall Street, Pool purchased a one-way bus ticket to New York. Pool attended a Catholic school until completing the fifth grade and left school at the age of 14. His father was a firefighter and his mother sold cars. Pool was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in a middle-class family.