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Professor erisman

is there evidence that the Patriot Act was successful in preventing terrorist attacks?  Please explain.

James barney

The report impacts my thinking about the issue since it exposes some of the most important issues such as public spending that goes into the management of crime. It makes me move away from my previously held ideas about the purpose of punishing crime which include rehabilitating the offender. The issue of economics in crime also makes me understand some of the reasons why people commit crimes among them finding themselves in disadvantaged situations. For instance, disadvantaged youths from poor families are likely to engage in criminal behavior an indication that crime has very little to do with rationality but with economics (Kearney et al., 2014). The report also reinforces the idea that human beings are naturally rational and that they are only influenced by other factors which cause them to engage in criminal behaviors that go against societal norms.

In your opinion, why rehabilitation has fallen out of favor in United States despite the fact that it helps some people escape from a life of crime?  In your opinion, does it have anything to do with broader society's perceptions of the "typical offender?"  Professor Barney

Kesha

The US has been fighting against terrorism activities since the late quarter of the 19th century. Following attacks on United States soil, up to the recent one on the world trade center in New York, on September 11, commonly referred to as 9/11, several missions have been deployed into enemy territories to counteract terrorism activities before they happen, including the mission to capture or execute a terrorist leader called Osama bin Laden suctioned by former United States President Barrack Obama (Nacos, 2016). Osama had been responsible for several terrorist attacks on United States soil and media execution of United States citizens. Other legislative processes have been improved with the United States government passing new acts on counter-terrorism activities. Since the killing of Osama Bin Laden, the United States has not recorded any major terrorist attack on the United States' homeland since 9/11 (Nacos, 2016). however, counter-terrorism missions have never stopped, and the US is spending billions of Dollars on defense systems following legislative processes; the bigger question is whether these processes deal adequately against terrorism. 

According to the US patriot act, the United States will punish and deter any terrorist activity within the United States and around the world to enhance the law enforcement investigatory tools and other issues that may jeopardize the state of security ( Doyle, 2002). This is one of the legislative steps in counteracting terrorism. However, such forms of legislative acts are not adequate. Before a legislative act becomes functional, it must be first proposed by a member of either of the two houses and debated upon by the Senate. It should be supported by many members of the common house and the Senate. It also passes through the president's office, where it will receive the presidential accent. During this process, various elements are observed, including the human rights acts, jurisdictions, and other factors that, with time, reduce the power of the act. Human rights are universal in fulfilling cultural, economic, civil, political, and social rights (Goldman, 2009). This may force any terrorist arrested on United States soil to be deported to their country where they will be tried and receive a substandard punishment compared to the punishment they received in the United States. This may encourage further terrorist activities.  

I would be willing to give up some of my rights to support law enforcement in dealing with terrorism activities. For instance, security procedures on body searches should not be limited at any point. (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Human Rights, 2008). A terrorist can find their way into public places with bombs and biological weapons rooted deep in their guts and claim several innocent lives just because the law forbids body searches to the greater extent. I would recommend that when a person is suspected of being a criminal of any course, they should be pinned down and searched fully. 

Uriah jones

There are so many aspects and lenses to look through when it comes to dealing with terrorism both at home and abroad. I do agree that the legislative process is a great way to attack a problem that has been rampant for as long as it has. The PATRIOT Act was created as a direct result of the events that occurred on September 11, 2001. The PATRIOT Act and nearly two decades (2001-2019) worth of fighting terrorism was used to help deny those who wished to plan more large-scale attacks from coming to fruition and helped to bolster the local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies throughout the country.

 

While the PATRIOT Act was created in good faith, there were many flaws to the law regarding how it would affect the everyday lives of US Citizens. As Kyle (2015) describes the PATRIOT Act as “crisis legislation” – and in a sense it was. This is legislation that was formed in the wake of one of the most devastating terrorism events in US history. The lapses in the intelligence community and the lack of communication between the three letter agencies contributed to this disaster occurring in the first place.

 

Public Law 107-56 or the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act created new laws, while amending others. Contributions that were introduced in the act included those to help identify persons of interest and any nefarious activity that may be in the works by expanding wiretapping, money laundering, and immigration for anti-terrorism purposes – among other things (107th Congress, 2001). With the lapse in intelligence sharing, the lack of immigration reform, and a subpar strategy to handle terrorism related issues during the Clinton administration, these issues contributed heavily to what would transpire on September 11, 2001 (Kyle, 2015).

 

While it is certainly possible to handle terrorism through the legislative process, everyone has to be on the same page. Government Officials, intelligence and law enforcement agencies, and those in the current administration need to be able to understand what the threat is and how that threat can be handled. The PATRIOT Act gave law enforcement an immense amount of power to act on leads of those who may be committing crimes that are terroristic in nature. While this piece of legislation gave law enforcement nearly unchecked power, it also provided a much safer way of life for the average citizen, as no other foreign terror group has been able to conduct a 9/11 style attack since.

 

As far as whether I would be willing to give up my rights for the safety of the country, I would. I would be willing to allow the government to possibly listen in on my phone calls or look at abnormal financial transactions if that meant the safety of the country. That being said, I certainly understand other views that those who oppose it would have. While I can see the downsides of the PATRIOT Act, I believe there are more upside to it. This piece of legislation helped to protect the country against those trying to do harm to it. Tracking illicit financial transactions, listening in on phone calls of those who may be plotting terroristic acts, and stopping those who use the US border to enter illegally to conduct those attacks are ways that the PATRIOT Act protected the country.