Records show NY Police will spy on practically anyone

The New York City Police Department sent spies to infiltrate Islamic youth groups and mosques, but also deployed them to such organizations as Occupy Wall Street and Critical Mass, the people who advocate for the rights of bicyclists, according to a report in The New York Times. For some reason, the city saw a need to covertly collect information on Occupy Sandy, a group that handed out food and other supplies to victims of last year's disaster.

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