Original sentence: As the protests against Vietnam increased in the late 60's, the Red Squads reinforced their focus on dissidents.At that time, the primary function of the Red Squad was to seek out and destroy labor union organizers and anti-government dissidents.By the 1960's, Red Squads had turned its attention from communism to equal rights and focused in on tricks used by African Americans.Congress passed FISA in 1978 to limit the power of police and Federal agencies.Since 1978 the term Red Squad has resurfaced repeatedly to describe any action by police or Federal agencies that is deemed to be oppressive to a social or political group.Such groups were seen by the police as being Red (as in communist), which led to the name, Red Squad.The U.The aftermath of the riots during Johnson's administration and Watergate during Nixon's administration let to public criticizism of the Red Squads for illegal and harassing tactics.This activity was encouraged and expanded by the Johnson and Nixon administrations, which included the support of the FBI and CIA.This ended the official use of Red Squads.With a heritage dating as far back as the Haymarket Riot in 1886, the term Red Squad became popular in larger cities, such as Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles, in the 1920's.police intelligence units that specialize in infiltrating, harassing, and gathering intelligence on political and social groups
Edited sentence: In January 2001, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals changed a consent decree that had been in effect since 1981 saying that police couldn't start spying on a group until they had evidence that a crime was likely to be committed.Since then, however, the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 has vastly expanded police powers, with a further "Patriot Act II" suggested.The decision to lift the requirement for evidence received both praise ("a tremendous victory for common sense", said a police spokesperson) and critique (the ACLU called it "a significant setback").With a heritage dating as far back as the Haymarket Riot in 1886, Red Squads were encouraged and expanded by the Johnson and Nixon administrations but were later criticized for illegal and harassing tactics, yet have survived to this day.police intelligence units that specialize in infiltrating, harassing, and gathering intelligence on political groups