\r\n\r\nwith your mobile phone , text COPWATCH<\/b> to any of the numbers provisioned on the Copwatch Alert Network to instantly report police activity in your neighborhood and have it sent to local copwatchers within a 7 mile radius. \r\n<\/p>
\r\nYou can become a mobile copwatcher and receive alerts sent within a 7 mile radius of your neighborhood by texting in icopwatch<\/b> to any of the numbers provisioned on the Copwatch Alert Network.\r\n<\/p>
\r\nFor a list of numbers visit http:\/\/www.raisethefist.com\/copwatch\/\r\n<\/p>
\r\nYou can also CALL IN to the 24-hour automated hotline system: (877) 588-0804<\/b>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/p>\n","contact":"copwatch [at] raisethefist.com","link":"http:\/\/www.RaiseTheFist.com","address":"","phone":"(877) 588-0804","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/html","summary":"Report police activity directly from your cell phone. Become a copwatcher and receive local alerts instantly on your cell phone. Start your own local copwatch or join one. Cop Watch Mobile Alert Network is nationwide (soon international)","numcomment":1,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2012\/06\/253689.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":253690,"heading":"more","article":"Your phone is more than just a facebook gadget.\r\nWith the Copwatch Mobile Alert Network from RaiseTheFist.com , you can easily turn it into a powerful networking tool to combat police abuse. No apps needed. You don't even need a high-end smart phone.\r\n\r\nHere's how it works:\r\nWith your mobile phone , text 'COPWATCH' to any of the numbers provisioned on the Copwatch Alert Network to instantly report police activity in your neighborhood and have it sent to local "CopWatchers" within a 7 mile radius.\r\n\r\nYou can become a mobile "CopWatcher" or join other local "CopWatchers" and receive alerts sent by others within a 7 mile radius of your neighborhood by texting 'icopwatch' to any of the numbers provisioned on the Copwatch Alert Network.\r\n\r\nFor a list of numbers visit http:\/\/www.raisethefist.com\/copwatch\/\r\n\r\nYou can also CALL IN to the 24-hour automated hotline system: (877) 588-0804\r\n\r\nWho runs the Cop Watch Mobile Alert Network?\r\nYou do. The platform infrastructure was built on a social concept of a self-deployable decentralized network to popularize direct participatory action. Anytime somebody starts a local cop watch in their area, they've just created an independent autonomous group. That group , like many others throughout the country (and soon the entire world) make up a larger network of "copwatchers" or "copwatching" where the dissemination of information related to police activity , specifically police misconduct can reach thousands if not millions via mobile phones and the web with a simple text message.\r\n\r\nAnd for those with "smart phones" such as iPhones or Android devices , there is handy APP underway which enables you to instantly video stream police activity from your phone to local "CopWatchers" within a 7 mile radius who are instantly alerted with your stream and can watch, communicate, and get the location directly from their mobile device.\r\n\r\nIs this legal?\r\nYes. You have a right to observe and record police carrying out their duty in public from a safe reasonable distance. You have the right to communicate , transmit and receive that information with your mobile device to inform others to safely and legally observe police. Some states are trying to make it illegal to record police in public in attempt that such laws will spread to other states. Some states have succeeded , however this is being challenged on the federal level. . . (If the police are just doing their job , what are they afraid of?)\r\n\r\nIs my phone number visible to others when I use this system?\r\nNo. Your number is kept anonymous in both sending alerts and receiving alerts. The only phone numbers visible are the public dedicated platform numbers provisioned on the network.\r\n\r\nIs this 100% anonymous?\r\nNever assume any information you transmit electronically is 100% anonymous.\r\n\r\nI don't see my areacode listed in the available numbers , can I still text them?\r\nYes , you can text any number regardless of area code and still report local activity or sign up to become a local copwatcher in your area and receive alerts. You can also request a new number that is more specific to your local area by contacting the network engineers on the web site.\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.raisethefist.com\/copwatch\/","author":"rtfcwman","parent_id":253689,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2012-06-08 00:06:18","modified":"2012-06-08 00:06:18","fileurl":""}]}