- Observers being tailed, stopped, and subjected to questioning without reasonable suspicion of a crime after observing Task Force activity.

“Exercising First Amendment rights should not result in arrests, intimidation, or surveillance, and yet that is exactly what is happening to people in Memphis. The pattern of unconstitutional retaliation is severe and chilling.”

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- Observers noticing unmarked vehicles with tinted windows and individuals in tactical vests outside their homes after observing the Task Force.

- Task Force agents repeatedly identifying and taunting observers by name, when observers have never met them before, making observers “feel hypervigilant.”

- Task Force agents shining bright lights at observers’ faces, phones, and cameras to obscure photography and filming of Task Force activity.

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“While observing and recording Task Force activities, civilians have reported a pervasive pattern of retaliation. Allegations include:

- Task Force agents tackling an observer seeking to record Task Force activity, pinning her down and arresting and jailing her for 27 hours.

- Task Force agents swerving at or boxing in observers with their vehicles.

- Task Force agents consistently photographing observers’ faces, vehicles, and license plates.

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