| Head of Security  Join Date: May 2005 Location: The Cradle of Liberty Gender:  Posts: 10,486 Country:  Points: 55,597, Level: 100 | Level up: 0%, 0 Points needed |  |  Quote:
Originally Posted by Zack  So you believe if this guy  calls this guy  who happens to be inside the borders of the US that the US government should have to prove that the guy with the red scarf is a terrorist? To get a warrant from a judge you need to provide probable cause... what is your probable cause that the guy in the red head scarf is a terrorist? What if your protect the guy in the red head scarf's US constitutional rights and he then blows up the Sears Tower because you had no probable cause he "may" be a terrorist?
Do you give up your constitutional rights when you allow the US government to listen to these two individuals conversations? Or, do you give up your constitutional rights when you travel to Paris and return to the US and the US Customs Agent inspects your dirty underwear in front of other people in the line?
Does the government need a warrant if Bin Laden calls or not? What if you have no PC on the red scarf dude and can't listen? |
One, clearly any calls from Osama bin Laden would be listened in on...
But, if we do not know that the man in the red scarf is a terrorist, and we do not know who it is that is calling him, then we can not listen to his calls simply by virtue of him looking scary. That's preposterous. He has rights, scary looking or not. Fight the good fight, and die with the enemy's heart in your hand. http://www.armysailor.com http://www.tadpolenet.com/techblog
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