Authority Gone Awry

This one has made the rounds on the cable news nets already but still deserves mention, even if I’m late to the party:

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Authority Gone Awry

From Gothamist, video of an NYPD officer assaulting a rider during last week’s Critical Mass ride.

Although a judge ruled in 2006 that the monthly Critical Mass bicycle rides could proceed without a permit, the NYPD’s stance remains somewhat adversarial. Though the city has not been enforcing the controversial parade permit law [...]

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Maryland Protest Groups Spied On by State Police and Added to Federal List of Terrorist Suspects

UPI via Washington Times:
Undercover Maryland state troopers infiltrated three groups advocating peace and protesting the death penalty — attending meetings and sending reports on their activities to U.S. intelligence and military agencies, according to documents released Thursday.
The documents show the activities occurred from at least March 2005 to May 2006 and that officers used [...]

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