NYPD Shuts Down Muslim Spying Program
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NYPD Shuts Down Muslim Spying Program
April 15, 2014 | Filed under: Good News,Politics,Top Stories | Posted by: Alan
The New York Police Department has ended its secret spying on Muslims.
The decision by the nations largest police force to shutter the surveillance program represents the first sign that William J. Bratton, the departments new commissioner, is backing away from some of the post-9/11 intelligence-gathering practices of his predecessor. The move comes as the federal government reconsiders and re-evaluates some of its post-9/11 policies, including the National Security Agencys bulk data collection.
The Police Departments tactics, which are the subject of two federal lawsuits, drew criticism from civil rights groups and a senior official with the Federal Bureau of Investigation who said they harmed national security by sowing mistrust for law enforcement in Muslim communities
The Demographics Unit created psychological warfare in our community, said Linda Sarsour, of the Arab American Association of New York. Those documents, they showed where we live. Thats the cafe where I eat. Thats where I pray. Thats where I buy my groceries. They were able to see their entire lives on those maps. And it completely messed with the psyche of the community...