Tacoma: Pitch Pipe Infoshop Under Surveillance

Friday, July 11 2008 Infoshop News

The residents of the Pitch Pipe Infoshop recently became aware of the existence of a hidden surveillance camera attached to a utility pole across from their house. The camera is hidden inside a box which is meant to resemble a standard electrical box. There are no other boxes like this on any of the utility poles in the immediate area. As the below picture shows, there is clearly a "camera-resembling-object" resting behind the transparent surface at the base of the box.

For Immediate Release:

Thursday, July 10, 2008

The residents of the Pitch Pipe Infoshop recently became aware of the
existence of a hidden surveillance camera attached to a utility pole
across from their house. The camera is hidden inside a box which is
meant to resemble a standard electrical box. There are no other boxes
like this on any of the utility poles in the immediate area. As the
below picture shows, there is clearly a "camera-resembling-object"
resting behind the transparent surface at the base of the box.

The camera directly faces the Pitch Pipe Infoshop.

It has a clear view of the room at the top of the house.

This development does not surprise anyone at the Infoshop. In the past,
the Tacoma Police Department has called its residents a homeland
security threat. In the past, residents have spotted and chased away
under-cover 'law enforcement' staking out the house. This development
does make the residents angry, however. These photos are being released
so that others may know what to look for and so that others can clearly
see what the government (local or otherwise) is doing to all who
vocally express their anger at the current state of things.

It is uncertain which law enforcement agency is behind this
camera. This camera exists, though, as you can clearly see. Perhaps
this camera has seen the residents of the Infoshop playing with the
neighbors children or having picnics with the family next door. Perhaps
it has seen the residents organizing a show in the neighborhood park in
which families and children from across the neighborhood attended
during a beautiful, sunny day. Perhaps, maybe, the camera has seen the
residents acting like everyone in the neighborhood acts: like humans.

The residents of the Pitch Pipe Infoshop are not criminals and they are
not terrorists, no matter what the government may try to say. They are
normal people, leading normal lives. They are interacting with their
community and have the support of that community. They are wonderful
people who leave the door open to anyone who wishes to come in ('law
enforcement' excluded).

A rose from the Pitch Pipe yard.

Spread this information as widely as possible. If you choose to ignore
this information, you are turning a blind eye to the constantly
encroaching totalitarianism of this government. What is being reported
can be independently verified by driving to the corner of 7th and MLK
Jr. Way in Tacoma and walking to the alley in between MLK Jr. Way and L
Street. The camera is fastened to the utility pole at the entrance to
the alley (the alley ends at 7th).

Keep fighting the good fight and do not let them scare you. They have
nothing on anyone and are doing these things because of one thing:
fear. Fear of the population they have abused for far too long.

Concerned Independent Journalists