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20. Why would someone close enough to the protestor to see she was on

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #10)

Sun Dec 21, 2014, 12:32 PM

Dec 2014

the phone ask someone in a building if they knew what she was up to (or had heard anything).
Come on, use some common sense.

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Slip of an Officer’s Tongue Suggests Police Are Monitoring #BlackLivesMatter Protesters’ Cell Phones [View all] marmar Dec 2014 OP

Juicy Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #1

so if the call was monitored DURING a "Black Friday Boycott march" is it possible that GreatGazoo Dec 2014 #2

stingray wiretaps Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #3

The implication is pretty clear localroger Dec 2014 #4

Not necessarily. . During the protests in NYC they had plain clothes officers walking with the crowd okaawhatever Dec 2014 #24

Still makes no sense localroger Dec 2014 #30

How would they get her phone number? That is exactly why the undercover guys were in the okaawhatever Dec 2014 #33

The machine scoops up the numbers of everyone in a particular area, Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #37

Well, what good would a second cop visually monitoring her do? Demit Dec 2014 #8

I didn't read it that way. Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #18

Thanks Obama. n/t L0oniX Dec 2014 #5

one thing that really bugs me about this barbtries Dec 2014 #6

TPTB not wanting organization on the left? Brigid Dec 2014 #19

you're right of course. barbtries Dec 2014 #21

Of course they are monitoring cell phone calls, the cheap and effective tecnnology cries out to be used Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #7

They've done a lot more than just monitor cell phones. Live and Learn Dec 2014 #9

They focused on "disabling the people's technology" in Berkeley, too daredtowork Dec 2014 #15

Yep, I was watching that one live when it happened. Live and Learn Dec 2014 #16

He was sort of a cause celebre daredtowork Dec 2014 #17

I think that is one of the biggest problems. The police are totally out of touch with what is going jwirr Dec 2014 #25

They are lucky I was not the streamer's boss. Brigid Dec 2014 #22

I think it means the opposite. They're asking each other if anyone knows pnwmom Dec 2014 #10

Why would someone close enough to the protestor to see she was on Live and Learn Dec 2014 #20

Because these guys are all talking to each other, pnwmom Dec 2014 #26

Maybe the fusion center officer knew enough not to talk about it on the radio. Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #34

What surprised me is that people still hold onto the naive thought that they weren't. Javaman Dec 2014 #11

And the use of couriers too. azmom Dec 2014 #27

common knowledge here in chi. mopinko Dec 2014 #12

Ironic that the ones that use this technology PumpkinAle Dec 2014 #13

There has been a lot of talk of stingrays daredtowork Dec 2014 #14

Here we go again. Back to the 60s. jwirr Dec 2014 #23

It occurred to me that police probably get overtime pay demigoddess Dec 2014 #28

Fascism. Pure and simple. JEB Dec 2014 #29

Who gains from this being made public? Jim Beard Dec 2014 #31

It would surprise me if they weren't JonLP24 Dec 2014 #32

I am Shocked!!! Sparhawk60 Dec 2014 #36

Kickety countryjake Dec 2014 #35

bump..nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #38

du rec. xchrom Dec 2014 #39