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NYPD Ordered to Stop Videotaping Protesters

HeadlineFeb 16, 2007

Here in New York, a federal judge has ordered the New York Police Department to stop videotaping innocent protesters at political demonstrations. The judge ruled the police have repeatedly violated what is known as the Handschu guidelines that dictate how the police carries out political investigations. The city’s police department had attempted to abolish the guidelines after the Sept. 11 attacks.

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