Local Residents and Civil Rights Organizations Resist Sheriff’s Attempts to Deploy Drones Over Alameda County
Press conference to highlight concerns including invasion of privacy, militarization of police forces, restriction of free speech and political expression
At a press conference to be held on the steps of Oakland City Hall on Thursday, October 18, at 11:00 a.m., Alameda County residents and legal advocacy organizations will announce their efforts to resist the Sheriff’s announced plans to deploy aerial surveillance “drones” for undisclosed law enforcement purposes.
the war on civil liberties continues. we need civilian control of OPD before we let OPD use tools like this.
and that won't happen until the city council and mayor stand up to OPD's police union, OPOA, which endorses and funds city council candidates and effectively runs OPD.
