Tacoma Police Chief Don Ramsdell started a joke and the whole world is not laughing… “Local police have also received millions of dollars in grants for Stingray surveillance devices, the invasive and controversial spying tool that police have been using to secretly suck up cellphone data from entire neighborhoods – then covering it up. As USA Today’s John Kelly reported, “Applications justify the purchases as an anti-terror tool, but records obtained from many police departments show the devices are being used to pursue more routine local crime.” That pattern – intended for “terrorism” but used for everything – repeats itself with virtually everything local police agencies receive from the Department of Homeland Security. Even local politicians who approve the continuation of funding rarely know what it’s being used for.” – The Guardian For the September 2, 2014 edition of The New Takhoman go to thenewtakhoman Your comments are always welcome!
Posted on: Tue, 02 Sep 2014 21:20:17 +0000
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