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Thu May 4 2006
Update on Santa Cruz Police Spying
Behind the Scenes Update of the Police Spying Scandal
Let's see, where are we? You already know the SCPD was caught spying on the New Years parade planning meetings in private homes for three months late last year. And if you were following it, you know the city council reversed their previous position in late May and agreed to work with the ACLU to limit police power and create a policy that protected peoples' first amendment rights. We even went so far as to provide a draft policy for Santa Cruz based on the first amendment policy of the San Francisco PD.
That's where we left it almost a month ago, trusting that the city council and city managers would make good faith attempts to put a strong policy together with the help of the Northern California ACLU. So what has happened behind the scenes so far? Not a thing. The first meeting with the ACLU was postponed and rescheduled by the city. Then the second meeting was again canceled by the city. In the meantime, the SCPD is still free to infiltrate community and political groups. Read more
That's where we left it almost a month ago, trusting that the city council and city managers would make good faith attempts to put a strong policy together with the help of the Northern California ACLU. So what has happened behind the scenes so far? Not a thing. The first meeting with the ACLU was postponed and rescheduled by the city. Then the second meeting was again canceled by the city. In the meantime, the SCPD is still free to infiltrate community and political groups. Read more
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