Police documents obtained by The Associated Press show how the city's rich heritage as a place where immigrants can blend in and build their lives now clashes with today's New York, where police see blending in as one of the first priorities for would-be terrorists. The documents describe in extraordinary detail an NYPD program to build a database of daily life, cataloguing where people ate, worked and prayed.
What we’ve become because of #fear. Then again, I kinda expect something like - bending constitutional boundaries for “results” - this from the #NYPD. Don’t get me wrong. I’m all for being vigilant in the fight of crime and terrorism - but not at the expense of the US Constitution. Otherwise, they win. #BigBrother
(Source: capitalnewyork)
23.09.11
