
OMG! Raaaaaaacist!
Via NY Daily News:
The MTA and NYPD used undercover and plainclothes officers to monitor Black Lives Matter protesters who staged die-ins in Grand Central Terminal, according to reports.
The surveillance included live updates from officers, including the number of protesters and their location at more than 30 protests between November 2014 and February 2015, as well as photos of individual activists, documents obtained by The Intercept reveal.
The monitoring of the Black Lives Matter activists was conducted by a coalition of MTA counterterrorism agents and undercover cops, along with NYPD intelligence officers, the website said.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority declined to discuss specifics about the agency’s response to the protests at the transit hub, but said safety was the No. 1 concern.
“We accommodate peaceful protest in our transportation system, while also ensuring that protest activities do not prevent customers from using the system for transportation,” spokesman Adam Lisberg said. “We take all appropriate police measures to ensure the safety and security of our customers, but we do not discuss the particulars of those operations.”
