America In Realization [12.04.14]

Smart Government

• Justice Department to Create Dedicated Cyber Unit (WSJ) 

"The unit will serve as a central hub for law enforcement officials on legal guidance regarding the criminal electronic surveillance statutes that cover complex cyber investigations, Ms. Caldwell said, according to prepared remarks delivered at the Cybercrime 2020 Symposium.

The unit is intended to ensure that law enforcement’s electronic surveillance tools are effectively used, while also protecting the privacy of Americans, she said."

Police Shooting

• Protests erupted around New York City after Officer Not Indicted in New York Case (Wall Street Journal)
• Social Media Help Fuel Protests After New York Officer Not Indicted Over Death of Eric Garner (WSJ) 
• Protests follow jury's decision in chokehold case (Washington Post) [Video] 

Let there be increased political awareness and constructive political involvement among American youth.

• Hundreds of Police Killings Are Uncounted in Federal Stats (WSJ)

• Mayor Bill de Blasio Promises Overhaul at NYPD after Eric Garner Case (WSJ)

• Obama to move on police body cameras after Ferguson unrest (Yahoo! News) 
• Earnest: Body cameras might make a difference (Washington Post) 

• Hillary Rodham Clinton Backs U.S. Inquiry Into Police Chokehold Death (New York Times) 

"Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that she supported President Obama’s decision to form a task force to review police tactics and praised the Justice Department’s decision to investigate the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of a white police officer on Staten Island."

• Eric Garner and Lethal Police Tactics : It Wasn’t Just the Chokehold (New York Times)