Bike Lane Advocates Monitored in MD Police Spying

The Washington Post reports:

The Maryland State Police surveillance of advocacy groups was far more extensive than previously acknowledged, with records showing that troopers monitored -- and labeled as terrorists -- activists devoted to such wide-ranging causes as promoting human rights and establishing bike lanes.

No further mention of which advocates where spied on is given in the article, but I wonder who was it? WABA? One Less Car? Coalition for Smarter Growth? CRABS?

For those who still might hold on to the notion that any of this spying would be ok, it's worth noting:

The surveillance ended with no arrests and no evidence of violent sedition. Instead, troopers are preparing to purge files and say they are expecting lawsuits.

And perhaps a bit reassurance to anyone that fears they may be have been monitored:

To date, the activists listed as terrorists are not known to have experienced any related limits in their travel, employment or financial transactions.

I'll try and find out more details and post my findings here.

Comments

[ontarioroader]

The Washington Post indicated today that it was Critical Mass, page A10, and were labeled as a "security threat group".

[Jack]

Maybe they thought Critical Mass had something to do with nuclear weapons? Geez.

[gwadzilla]

very odd...
very very odd...

my bike and my beard together?

well... that might put me on their radar

[Contrarian]

Critical Mass is not devoted to "establishing bike lanes." Quite the contrary in fact.

[AviationMetalSmith]

This goes back to the RNC in 2004, when the CM'ers rode past Madison Square Garden. That must have been a nightmare for the Secret Service.