NY attorney general won't probe alleged surveillance of Muslims
While New York police officials defended their actions, Muslim advocacy groups Friday expressed disappointment that the state's attorney general declined to investigate the department over alleged surveillance of Muslim neighborhoods.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman earlier this month received a letter from 33 civil liberties and civic organizations.
"While we share some of the serious concerns raised in the letter, there are significant legal and investigative obstacles that impede our ability to launch a review of the matter at this time," said attorney general spokesman Danny Kanner.
The coalition of advocacy groups decried Schneiderman's decision, saying it hoped the official "would have had the moral courage to do the right thing and uphold the civil rights of Muslim New Yorkers, many of whom have been spied on by their police force simply because of their faith, not based on any wrongdoing." It urged Schneiderman to reconsider his decision.
full: http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/24/us/new-york-muslim-surveillance/index.html
Meanwhile, please DU the comment section and vote up (registration NOT required) this comment "We used to live in the land of the free! Wait until they start spying on YOU!!!" (has 3 likes vs. 8 likes for comment siding with the NY city/state governments). And this one: "If they were monitoring the Irish because of their long standing ties to crime, smuggling,IRA terrorism, bank robberies and the like for decades, you trolls would be up in arms over it." The authoritarianism among the internet audience of CNN.com is sickening. And click the flag that appears when you move the mouse cursor next to the time stamp.
As for Schneiderman, what happened to him? From standing up against Obama's sweet deal with the corrupt banks to bending over and ignoring a clear violation of civil liberties. Is he afraid of all the Islamophobic campaign ads that would pop up next time he runs for re-election? (Yes, the attorney general of NY is an elected office.)