Members of the Muslim community have praised a deal to prevent illegal surveillance by the New York Police Department.
Federal Judge Charles Haight (hayt) held a hearing Tuesday before he decides whether to approve the latest version of restrictions on surveillance.
New restrictions were announced in January after The Associated Press revealed that New York City police spied on Muslims, infiltrated student groups and sent informants to mosques.
Lawyers in legal actions in Brooklyn and Manhattan negotiated the deal to change rules first set after a 1971 lawsuit challenged surveillance of war protesters in the 1960s and ’70s. A 1980s decree was relaxed after the Sept. 11 terror attacks to help police fight terrorism.
(AP)
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I personally believe, as many others do, that not every Muslim is a terrorist. However, there’s obviously a very valid reason for the NYPD to use the surveillance cameras for their neighborhoods. The fact that they’re fighting it doesn’t give off a good message. I think that for safety reasons they have to call a spade a spade.