Big Brother Spies on Antiwar Groups (Fresno, CA)

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_3485.shtml

The first hint that their group had been infiltrated came when they saw the dead man's picture in the newspaper.
The story about his demise in a motorcycle accident said his name was Aaron Kilner and that he had been a detective with the Fresno County (California) Sheriff's Department.

But members of Peace Fresno, an anti-war group formed soon after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, had known the nice young man as Aaron Stokes, "the guy with the short hair and the goatee who sat in the corner," as one member described him.

"He participated in demonstrations, he took fliers with him that he said he was going to distribute, and when he was asked about his occupation he said he had some kind of trust fund or inheritance that made it possible for him to not work," said Catherine Campbell, an attorney for the peace group that now is debating whether to sue the Sheriff's Department for invasion of privacy.

[arcane1]

1. isn't that also the freep's hometown?

:shrug:

expect more of this in the year to come

much more

[Jacobin]

2. Geeze...this is a fricking Vietnam flashback!!!

Same damn thing happened then. And they usually ended up being provacateurs who created problems at demonstratins, were destructive and got OTHER people arrested.

Disgusting use of the police and a sign that Big Brother is back in a very big way.

[catzies]

3. Dupe from earlier today

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=703955