Monitoring Power

Monitoring power is the term in which journalists watch over major powers, such as government, the wealthy, military, police, etc. This happens all over the country. For example: Police brutality. In 2011, some police officers beat a man named Kelly Thomas to death. However, 2 officers were acquitted, which made people around the world furious and frustrated. Sgt. Jeff Stuart explained in behalf of the police: “We understand there’s a wide range of emotions. We respect people’s right to express their opinion. We just ask they do so respectfully.” However, this wasn't the only situation that deals with monitoring power. According to the LA Times, Muslims sued the NYPD for invading their mosques and monitoring their business. Raymond Kelly, a NYPD Commissioner, defending his employees, reassures the public when he says, "I think the American public can accept the fact if you tell them that every time you pick up the phone, it's going to be recorded and it goes to the government." There is also another interesting story. This one deals with the FBI lessening restrictions in security. As you can tell, monitoring powers are a very serious deal!!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-kelly-thomas-verdicts-threats-20140114-story.html


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http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/27/opinion/la-oe-sanchez-fbi-20110627