Trump’s Memphis crime taskforce accused of using ‘immense force’ in intimidation campaign

What happened

According to The Guardian’s source item, Trump’s Memphis crime taskforce accused of using ‘immense force’ in intimidation campaign, Exclusive: community observers claim agents have tailed cars, surveilled homes and even ‘falsely arrested’ someone An anti-crime taskforce ordered by Donald Trump on to the streets of Memphis has been accused of targeting community observers with widespread intimidation including “immense force”. Agents have been “retaliating against, intimidating, and harassing” observers attempting to monitor the federal taskforce’s activity, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Tennessee , which alleges that officials have tailed cars, surveilled homes and even “falsely arrested” a community observer. Continue reading…

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Source

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