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DevonRex

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40. Sure, sweetie, through normal law enforcement data bases.
Mon Aug 12, 2013, 06:58 PM
Aug 2013

This is a law enforcement operation with 2 undercover cops on the inside of a group of nice protesters. Law enforcement ran the standard background checks on their regular databases just like they do for any other investigation.

This one just can't be made into something it's not. Because the protesters are a small group of nice people just doing what they can. Which isn't much.

Law enforcement was probably hoping to make more of it. They always do. Especially in bumfuck OK and TX. They get bored. They also want promotions, something to put on their resumes. This investigation wasn't it.

No disrespect to OK and TX meant there. It's the unpopulated nature of the area I was talking about, not exactly being a hotbed of criminal activity for a young officer wanting to prove him/herself. It's the nature of LE. They like investigations that are complicated where nobody gets hurt.

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Every day, a new revelation. Jackpine Radical Aug 2013 #1
K&R MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #2
KNR joeybee12 Aug 2013 #3
Protect the profiteers, persecute the protesters. Homeland Security? Bull. postulater Aug 2013 #4
Yup. Deny and Shred Aug 2013 #14
That just proves how harmless the police state is! kenny blankenship Aug 2013 #5
Anyone still doubt this is a fascist state? Scuba Aug 2013 #6
Blended corporate and state power? NuclearDem Aug 2013 #7
Welcome to OLIGARCHY! The nation's newest game show featuring Alex Trebec! Divernan Aug 2013 #28
Never had a doubt. "Papers please." Downwinder Aug 2013 #9
not to worry, it's all good G_j Aug 2013 #8
They should crowdsource a background check system for trainees Recursion Aug 2013 #10
K & R historylovr Aug 2013 #11
Note that email and mobile phone metadata could be used to identify the participants Maedhros Aug 2013 #12
Every Day I Am Reminded Of An Old Anti Pollution Ad... grilled onions Aug 2013 #13
There ought to be a law.....never mind. JEB Aug 2013 #15
K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #16
Exactly......NSA Apologists pay attention......... Swede Atlanta Aug 2013 #17
I welcome my inner bowl toilet cam being directly connected and dedicated to them. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #25
Ha! I wouldn't mind splashing a little "love" their way....... Swede Atlanta Aug 2013 #27
NSA wasn't involved. State homeland Security departments DevonRex Aug 2013 #31
Did they use any data collected under FISA supposedly for the NSA? dkf Aug 2013 #34
This was a simple undercover operation. Did you see the pictures? DevonRex Aug 2013 #35
I'm wondering if the mass data collection under the NSA isn't poisoning the entire justice system dkf Aug 2013 #36
No data here. No NSA. Just 2 undercover cops DevonRex Aug 2013 #37
You don't know what other preparations were done. dkf Aug 2013 #39
Sure, sweetie, through normal law enforcement data bases. DevonRex Aug 2013 #40
I am wondering how the regular data and mass data collection have co-mingled. dkf Aug 2013 #41
We hope it wasn't, but remember Special Operations Division muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #44
1. This is the story of 2 county deputies going undercover and DevonRex Aug 2013 #45
"O gives up executive power" right! - to Trans Canada/corporate interests Divernan Aug 2013 #18
Since when does DHS work for a private corporation? GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #19
The terror of a falling Dow-Jones number or less than maximum corporate profits. Divernan Aug 2013 #20
Oh, I must have misunderstood. GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #21
Dream on! Dreams & memories are about all we have left. Divernan Aug 2013 #26
oh jtuck004 Aug 2013 #22
Like yew dint know that our gubbament works for corporations. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #23
Potential terrorists. Also, all their friends, family, contacts, coworkers... Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #24
Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #29
I understand the emotion, but that's exactly what they want them to do. leveymg Aug 2013 #32
The FBI infiltrated the (Boston antinuclear) Clamshell Alliance in the 1980s. leveymg Aug 2013 #30
DURec leftstreet Aug 2013 #33
This is why assurances that illegal powers are only for use against "terrorists" doesn't Marr Aug 2013 #38
On the bright side - just think of all the money the Government has spent on truedelphi Aug 2013 #42
The government has basically declared anyone who disagrees with anything a potential terrorist Taitertots Aug 2013 #43
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