The blogosphere lit up early this week in reaction to the about the NYPD's unlawful surveillance of peace groups during the Republican National Convention. The Times , and here a few more:
Our friends at the blog wrote on the .
Freelancer Lindsay Beyerstein has a first-hand account of the NYPD's .
The Albany Project the New York Post's comparison of peaceful protestors to Al-Qaeda.
Carpetbagger on the for sealing documents.
It's hard to imagine how spying on groups like Bands Against Bush could be justified by the suspicion of criminal activity. We've got a real problem when the police department is spying on people for organizing a concert against the Bush administration.
