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Re:The NYPD sent a warrantless subpoena for a copwatcher's T... by woodruffw on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @04:18PM (#39684398)
The NYPD is well known for taking attempts at oversight personally[1][2], overstepping both regulatory and legal limits in the process.

[1]: https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2022/08/29/cop-left-creepy-voice...

[2]: https://gothamist.com/news/nypd-officer-poses-as-311-operato...

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Re:The NYPD sent a warrantless subpoena for a copwatcher's T... by l3mure on Tuesday March 12, 2024 @04:40PM (#39684657)
They hate citizens, they hate internal reformers [1]/[2], they hate their own families [3], and it's true of every single police department in the country.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Schoolcraft

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Serpico

[3] https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/10/07/what-if-your-a...

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