Demonstrators march across the Brooklyn Bridge. CREDIT: AP Photo/John Minchillo Nationwide protests continued to erupt this week in response to a New York grand jury’s decision Wednesday not to indict the police officer responsible for the choking death of Eric Garner. The New York Police Department has already arrested hundreds of protesters as they blocked major intersections and marched throughout the city. As the demonstrations grow, peaceful protesters should expect to get caught in the NYPD’s expanding surveillance web. The New York Police Department (NYPD) has stepped up its social media monitoring in recent years, even adding a Facial...
[Source: thinkprogress.org] [ Comments ] [See why this is trending]