From the Socialist Party USA website:
On March 24th, members Zach M. And Craig L. of the Socialist Party Los Angeles local assisted the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition in delivering a message to the city’s police commission. Letters were read targeting the affiliations of individual commission members and also highlighted the collective failure of its appointed membership to review numerous breeches of ethical conduct by police. LAPD Police Chief Charlie Beck was also openly rebuked for his mendacious claims of working with the ACLU to develop policies on the use of police drones. The department drew further reproach from the community at large for the recent killing of an unarmed Skid Row resident and multiple complaints of racial profiling which remain unaddressed by the commission.
L.A. Local member Nick and Stop LAPD Spying Coalition member Hamid Khan recently presented coalition members with a rich compilation of data and research which not only highlighted systemic causes of police violence, but offered attendees an informed perspective on the use of police body cameras.
I had someone from Stop LAPD Sying speak to my group last fall. Their work is very good. They’re trying to stop ALL spyng on people in the Los Angeles. Some of the things going on were shocking even to me, particularly.regarding drone use in Los Angeles.
Unfortunately, the speaker chose to wear a Che Guevara t-shirt, which set off one of our less polite members, which made for a few minutes of unpleasantness. Some Libertarians don’t think we should go anywhere near people in such groups, but I think differently. The issue of being spyed on is so serious.that there should be non-partisan outrage.