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cstanleytech

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21. I am going to asume they largely mean the
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 09:26 PM
Aug 2012

part where the article goes on to say

"The officers also may have crossed a fine line in undercover police work: They helped plan and manufacture devices — often called "lock boxes" — that allowed Occupy members to tie themselves together during a protest in Houston, according to interviews and court records. The use of the devices, which makes it harder for police to break up human chains, resulted in Houston police filing felony charges against seven protestors who had attempted to block a port entrance in Houston on Dec. 12."

Though I am not so sure how successful that will work out because wouldnt they have to prove that the officers enticed them to build the devices in the first place rather than just assisted them to build something they were already planning on and or were building already?

Ok now how surprised and shocked should I pretend to be? nadinbrzezinski Aug 2012 #1
Not sure what the revelation is for you. randome Aug 2012 #2
Q: You know how to play Russian Roulette? hobbit709 Aug 2012 #5
A: First, Move to Russia reACTIONary Aug 2012 #11
Was an old Soviet bloc joke about the secret police. hobbit709 Sep 2012 #36
You must be absolutely ecstatic that your country is continuing to listen in to tavalon Aug 2012 #10
Ecstatic? No. I don't want anyone listening in to my conversations. randome Aug 2012 #15
I think their ability to do undercover operations should be severely curtailed tavalon Sep 2012 #38
I agree. As long as the meetings were public... reACTIONary Aug 2012 #12
"and they were just listening to head off illegal activities" marmar Aug 2012 #19
So, what were they listening for? Any evidence this was used... reACTIONary Aug 2012 #20
You and I aren't tavalon Aug 2012 #9
Listening in on your phone calls... reACTIONary Aug 2012 #13
What amendments were violated? randome Aug 2012 #14
I am going to asume they largely mean the cstanleytech Aug 2012 #21
I would think the opposite would be true. randome Aug 2012 #23
"I'm not certain what felony charges are involved." cstanleytech Sep 2012 #34
What do we call them now.... hmmmm defacto7 Aug 2012 #25
No doubt... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #17
Nadin, come on... greytdemocrat Aug 2012 #31
J. Edgar Hoover would be proud. And I suspect many see it as SO reasonable... jtuck004 Aug 2012 #3
See post #2 in this thread.. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #7
What a coincidence. Octafish Aug 2012 #27
Not quite. randome Aug 2012 #33
Got ya. Octafish Sep 2012 #37
A large number of "Protesters" at the RNC in Tampa were Police..... lib2DaBone Aug 2012 #4
All the world's a stage, it seems. nt valerief Aug 2012 #8
Which radio station? Any link? HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #16
Sounds like entrapment. This stuff was going on all across the country. limpyhobbler Aug 2012 #6
Ah, the spirit of Cointelpro lives...... marmar Aug 2012 #18
they are fascist trolls fascisthunter Aug 2012 #29
"Political Surveillance." In a "police" state. Trillo Aug 2012 #22
Yeah, well, 'please' sounds similar, too. randome Aug 2012 #24
We don't get many stories on DU of polite police, Trillo Aug 2012 #32
Some where a basement cries- obliviously Aug 2012 #26
somewhere a loser authoritarian is shitting his diaper fascisthunter Aug 2012 #28
Meanwhile oldsarge54 Aug 2012 #30
the apd is a proud organization with a long history arely staircase Sep 2012 #35
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