[165948] in Zephyr_Bugs
NYPD Stonewall on Occupy Documents Will Not Stand
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jason Leopold, Truthout)
Sun Jun 17 19:03:34 2012
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Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 19:03:33 -0400 (EDT)
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t r u t h o u t | Last week, I received a letter from the New York Police Department (NYPD) in response to a wide-ranging request for documents I filed in January related to the department's brutal crackdown on the Occupy Wall Street protest. The NYPD refused to turn over a single document to me pertaining to OWS, claiming that if the records were disclosed it "would interfere with law enforcement investigations or judicial proceedings."
This denial doesn't mean I'm stopping my investigation. Over the years, I've received similar responses from other law enforcement and government agencies, including the CIA, FBI and Department of Defense, whenever I attempt to pry loose documents that would shine a light on government activities. NYPD may have denied Truthout access to records - but the case isn't closed. We'll appeal the NYPD's decision, and if our appeal is denied then we'll litigate, with pro bono legal help.
At Truthout, we're deeply committed to accountability journalism - holding our elected officials' feet to the fire and calling out corporate power abuse on every level - especially at a time when such efforts have all but evaporated in the mainstream media. This work is especially crucial during a hotly contested campaign season - but it does take resources, and we need your help to keep it going. We have $18,000 left to raise: please help us meet our goal by making a tax-deductible donation today.
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the New York Police Department (NYPD) in response to a wide-ranging request=
for documents I filed in January related to the department's brutal crackd=
own on the Occupy Wall Street protest. The NYPD refused to turn over a sing=
le document to me pertaining to OWS, claiming that if the records were disc=
losed it "would interfere with law enforcement investigations or judicial p=
roceedings."<br />
<br />
This denial doesn't mean I'm stopping my investigation. Over the years, I'v=
e received similar responses from other law enforcement and government agen=
cies, including the CIA, FBI and Department of Defense, whenever I attempt =
to pry loose documents that would shine a light on government activities. N=
YPD may have denied Truthout access to records - but the case isn't closed.=
We'll appeal the NYPD's decision, and if our appeal is denied then we'll l=
itigate, with pro bono legal help. <br />
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At Truthout, we're deeply committed to accountability journalism - holding =
our elected officials' feet to the fire and calling out corporate power abu=
se on every level - especially at a time when such efforts have all but eva=
porated in the mainstream media. This work is especially crucial during a h=
otly contested campaign season - but it does take resources, and we need yo=
ur help to keep it going. We have $18,000 left to raise: please help us mee=
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