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In reply to the discussion: DHS Tracked Occupy Wall Street to ‘Control Protesters’ [View all]randome
(34,845 posts)3. The 'control protesters' snip is a little off base.
"...The continued expansion of these protests also places an increasingly heavy burden on law enforcement and movement organizers to control protesters.
Besides, wouldn't you expect an agency charged with national security to be monitoring possible outbreaks of violence?
I don't WANT Homeland Security (still the most godawful name ever) to be spying on anyone but it doesn't look like it was anything sinister. OWS was new and expanding so someone thought they needed to keep an eye on it.
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Nothing says you're being an effective change agent like being spied on by DHS....
midnight
Feb 2012
#1
Because OWS put all its discussions and deliberations and actions on video and on the internet.
JDPriestly
Feb 2012
#49
Oh, so cost-effectiveness is your concern. Gotta watch how those tax dollars are spent.
randome
Feb 2012
#51
Yes. There is not enough money for education or health care, but enough money to
JDPriestly
Mar 2012
#54
I thought DHS main job was supposed to be coordination between the varies government intelligence
cstanleytech
Feb 2012
#36
DHS should look at the videos. But they shouldn't spend a lot of time and money
JDPriestly
Mar 2012
#68
"The reason that DHS monitored...." Ya know a link to some proof would be nice like
cstanleytech
Mar 2012
#57
What the hell else were they supposed to do? It's their function to spy on Americans.
truthisfreedom
Feb 2012
#23
Sorry for the delete folks, I am having issues with the forum for some reason. :(
cstanleytech
Feb 2012
#41