Recently in New York, the police have been using video surveilence to monitor specific ethnic groups behavior. The Associated Press obtained months worth of police documents. The NYPD has a program that has been documenting the daily life of possible terrorist based on ethnicity. The documents showed where people worked, prayed, and even got their hair cut. Police have been photographing Moroccans specifically. Police have photos of restaurants and grocerie stores that serve Moroccans. The purpose of this operation is to only followed leads when investigating terrorism. Police officers have violated the code because now peoples daily activities are being stalked and specific locations are targeted by police.
This situation is very similar to our group discussion board. We examined how black people were treated when shopping, and how a severly beaten hispanic was completely ignored. I understand that the police are trying to stay ahead of terrorism but there is regulations that need to be followed. Moroccans also have personal freedoms and not all of them are terrorist. This is an issue because of the 9,000 Moroccan citizens of New York are being wrongfully profiled based on their race. The police are stalking them and they can no longer peacefully live their lives. I think that police should just stick to the leads on terrorism and not the daily lives of individuals. Following people to the gym and targeting areas based on where ethnicities hang out is a violation of personal freedom. This is an reoccuring issue in the U.S.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/9863130
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