NYC Cops Spy on Peaceful Protesters
Undercover New York City police officers have conducted covert surveillance in the last 16 months of people protesting the Iraq war, bicycle riders taking part in mass rallies and even mourners at a street vigil for a cyclist killed in an accident, a series of videotapes show. Until Sept. 11, the secret monitoring of events where people expressed their opinions was among the most tightly limited of police powers.
Police Infiltrate Protests, Videotapes Show, New York Times, December 22, 2005.
