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NEW: LAPD has instructed officers to collect social media information from every civilian they interview or stop, including individuals who are not arrested or accused of a crime.
Internal records obtained by the @BrennanCenter
Revealed: LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every civilian they stop
An internal police chief memo shows employees were directed to use field interview cards which would then be reviewed
theguardian.com
10:02 AM · Sep 8, 2021
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/08/revealed-los-angeles-police-officers-gathering-social-media
The Los Angeles police department (LAPD) has directed its officers to collect the social media information of every civilian they interview, including individuals who are not arrested or accused of a crime, according to records shared with the Guardian.
Copies of the field interview cards that police complete when they question civilians reveal that LAPD officers are instructed to record a civilians Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media accounts, alongside basic biographical information. An internal memo further shows that the police chief, Michel Moore, told employees that it was critical to collect the data for use in investigations, arrests, and prosecutions, and warned that supervisors would review cards to ensure they were complete.
The documents, which were obtained by the not-for-profit organization the Brennan Center for Justice, have raised concerns about civil liberties and the potential for mass surveillance of civilians without justification.
There are real dangers about police having all of this social media identifying information at their fingertips, said Rachel Levinson-Waldman, a deputy director at the Brennan Center, noting that the information was probably stored in a database that could be used for a wide range of purposes.
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(6,010 posts)We all know how bad so many LA cops have been over the years. I think the Sheriff's Dept is worse these days. A LA Co Sheriff's deputy pulled and pointed an AR on a couple of black teenagers in my town, after they fought off a homeless guy trying to stab them by using their skateboards. Sheriff Alex Villanueva is a real piece of work who vowed not to enforce any mask mandates, has been investigated multiple times for corruption and just demoted another Sheriff's Dept official who is running against him. He's a Grade A asshole.
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He apparently hosted a show on KFI too. a right wing hate radio station here in L.A.
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LiberalFighter
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(17,857 posts)Connelly has Bosch solve a case using them, but it is implied that they are Constitutionally dubious.
That is the point of asking for your ID. It allows them to create a virtual shake card. That is why cops get so upset when you lawfully refuse to give them your ID. If you are operating a motor vehicle you have to though, but not walking on the street in general.
Does it never end. One thing I have learned fairly recently is to never answer questions. It seems it only gets you in trouble. The abuse of authority bothers me, but the fact that the cops are not disciplined, fired, and/or charged is even worse. It demonstrates systemic rot in the system.