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Documents Show NYPD Infiltrated Black Lives Matter And Accessed Texts
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April 4, 2017
New York police officers infiltrated the Black Lives Matter organization during protests against police brutality. Now, new documents released by The Guardian show just how far the department went.
The information was made public thanks to a freedom of information lawsuit filed by a New York law firm. The documents shed light on how the NYPD monitored demonstrations in the city after the death of Eric Garner.
The unarmed black man died while being arrested by a New York officer in July 2014. Black Lives Matter activists demonstrated in the days and months that followed, mainly in New York City's Grand Central Station.
According to previous reports, undercover NYPD officers monitored those demonstrations in plain clothes. The Guardian's latest report confirms that.
The information released in the FOIA request also highlights email exchanges between police about BLM activity. Officers shared pictures and video of protests. The documents also show police had access to group text messages organizing demonstrations.
Some of the emails between officers singled out activists, labeling them as the "main protester." Other emails called the protests "peaceful" and "quiet."
This could be bad for the department. Its own guidelines prohibit the investigation of political groups unless there's knowledge that the group has committed a crime or plans to do so.
In the entire surveillance document dump, there's only one mention of an arrest, raising questions as to why the department continued the surveillance.
As of Tuesday evening, the department had not made a statement about the documents.
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