NYC cops used covert tactics, `proactive arrests' at protests

Andre II

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Sun Mar-19-06 05:47 PM
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NYC cops used covert tactics, `proactive arrests' at protests

Don't know if this has been posted already:

In five internal reports made public Thursday as part of a lawsuit, New York City police commanders candidly discuss how they had successfully used "proactive arrests," covert surveillance and psychological tactics at political demonstrations in 2002, and recommend those approaches be employed at future gatherings.
Among the most effective strategies, one police captain wrote, was the seizure of demonstrators on 5th Avenue who were described as "obviously potential rioters."
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The reports also made clear what the police have yet to discuss publicly: The department uses undercover officers to infiltrate political gatherings and monitor behavior.
Indeed, one of the documents--a draft report from the department's Disorder Control Unit--proposed in blunt terms the resumption of a covert tactic that had been disavowed by the city and the federal government 30 years earlier. Under the heading of recommendations, the draft suggested, "Utilize undercover officers to distribute misinformation within the crowds."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0603170149mar17,1,6770857.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

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