college students‚ freedom is desired and shuns in a way unnecessary restrictions and regulations. Having terrorism haunt our nation though‚ it subjects citizen’s caution and want to have more security‚ but it can be done in other fashions besides wiretapping. Presented examples of privacy issues that everyone deals with that could influence someone to not agree with the government having access to
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rights one owns‚ that are stated in the Bill of Rights. After 9/11 terrorist attacks President Bush and the Republican Congressed passed the patriotic Act.it undermined basic rights and freedom of the people. The government increased spying‚ wiretapping and surveillance of citizens. The united nations convention against torture of 1987‚the Geneva conventions of 1949‚the international convent of civil and political rights‚ are some of the many treaties that were put in place to bun torture or any
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The Government is Watching Us The United States government has been one of the most supreme governments ever to exist in the world. For years‚ there has not been a government that can compare to the US government. However‚ that does not mean that the US government is a perfect one. In fact‚ many of the government ’s tactics are being debated today. For example‚ after September 11‚ 2001‚ the US passed the Patriot Act on October 26‚ 2001. The term USA Patriot is an acronym which stands for Uniting
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Criminals Should Be Punished Or Not Debate criminals deserve to be punished. Most of the people would not hesitate to claim that those who break the law should be punished ans]d put into prison as long as possible in case they continue to endager our lives and property. Also‚ if criminals are not given any punishment they may commit crimes again and again.Crime in general is the worst thing a person can do because it violates the law and it is a violation against the victims.Therefore‚ to protect
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eliminate acts of terrorism on the United States. This act was signed in 2001 by president George W. Bush. Just weeks after the terrorist attacks on 9/11(NBCNews). The Patriot Act allows for the government to identify terrorist. “This is done by wiretapping and monitoring text messages and phone calls’’(Diamond).I am not saying that are civil liberty aren’t important but when it comes to keeping our citizens safe then this is the only choice. People who have nothing to hid should have no problem with
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expand the boundaries of the Fourth Amendment by making it more flexible‚ with the purpose of protecting citizens against invasive methods of surveillance from the government. Prior to this case the Court had ruled in the Olmstead v. U.S. that wiretapping did not violate a Fourth amendment violation since the government did not control the telephone wires and the agents did not trespass onto the property of Olmstead and it was gathered by hearing (souza). The Court said that there was no search
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Basic search and seizure warrant requirements A search occurs when an expectation of privacy that society considers reasonable is infringed by a governmental employee or by an agent of the government. Private individuals who are not acting in either capacity are exempt from the Fourth Amendment prohibitions. A seizure refers to the interference with an individual ’s possessory interest in property. To meet the definition of an unreasonable seizure‚ the property ’s owner must have had a reasonable
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Seminar on organized crime Discussion Paper: John Gotti Jr. John Gotti was born in the bronx on October 27‚ 1940. His family moved into a tough neighborhood in Brooklyn when he was 12. John began to love the streets and dropped out of school in 8th grade. After spending years performing small crimes and gaining respect in the underworld‚ he became affiliated with the Gambino family in 1966. In the family‚ John made a lot of money hijacking freight trucks at Kennedy airport. The
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RECENT HISTORY OF PRIVACY PROTECTION Communication Act of 1934 -it restricted the government’s ability to secretly intercept communications. However‚ under a 1968 federal statute‚ law enforcement officers can use wiretapping if they first obtain a court order. Wiretapping - the interception of telephone or telegraph communications for purpose of espionage or surveillance. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) - (passed -1966‚ amended-1974) provides the public with the means to gain access
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Video Study Guide Dog Mauling • According to the video‚ what side of the case was the majority of the public opinion on? - Diane Whipple - • What was the most serious criminal charge filed? - Man Slaughter - • What was the breed of dog involved? - Pressa canaries • What part of the country did the events take place? -San Francisco‚ California • What were the occupations of the defendants? -Both Lawyers • What did the judge do at the time of sentencing? -Way charges to
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