Perhaps the oversight committee that will eventually be formed to investigate the NYPD's activities should pay attention to the fact that inefficiencies and duplications of effort of competing law enforcement agencies increase the likelihood of blatant disregard for the civil liberties and privacy of everyone.
The US-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 deems some American citizens as part of a second class, restricted from travel and at jeopardy for being labeled as "no-fly" because of their heritage and political beliefs.