Deputy Police Chief Howard Jordan
c/o Oakland Police Department
455 Seventh Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Dear Mr. Jordan:
I am greatly dismayed at the news that Oakland police officers infiltrated an antiwar protest and even took on leadership roles during the march. Not only were the officers apparently unable to “serve and protect” without becoming moles and attempting to control the situation from the inside as spies, but even then they were not able to prevent the situation from getting out of hand. Countless citizens were abused and injured.
This sort of activity supports the faulty mentality that activists are domestic terrorists. Somehow, law enforcement officials across the country have been brainwashed into believing that people who are against the war are against America, and people who are in favor of defending the environment are against America.
With so much time and energy being devoted to targeting people who are working toward peace, justice and sustainability, this just allows people who may actually be plotting an attack on U.S. citizens plenty of undisturbed time to get their work done. It’s really a shame.
Truly,
Liz Mann
