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by task_queue 3908 days ago
They are admitting to using two year old footage to identify people in a crowd, who are associated with people who turn violent.

It implies that they can and will dedicate that much time and power to put you on lists and possibly harass you for exercising your freedom of speech and assembly.

Given the relationship between the police and protesters, I wouldn't want to suffer the repercussions of being in their systems as one.

The result is that I'm less likely to become politically active out of fear of being identified and associated with subversives in the eyes of my government.