Sure, and the AG might even be right! But that doesn't justify the surveillance as described. Is there any explanation of how this surveillance helped catch t

Sure, and the AG might even be right! But that doesn't justify the surveillance as described. Is there any explanation of how this surveillance helped catch the handful of violent individuals, or if it is even useful to the case, or any justification of the collateral damage? As noted in the article, the mere existence of these lists has a chilling effect. We live in a world where putting the right ball cap in the back window of your car can get you out of a lot of trouble. Knowing the local PD is scanning social media for objectionable (to them) content and doing god knows what with it has a chilling effect on speech.