Terrorism & Cyber Crime

Terrorist & Cyber Crimes

The Fourth Amendment is a part of the Bill of Rights that secures houses, persons, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures. No warrants would be issued without feasible basis and is necessary to depict the location to be examined and the persons or items to be taken. With the pierce in terrorism and cybercrimes individuals have evolved greatly alarmed and have evolved to be more favored to delegate these guards for recent laws like the Patriot Act which deletes these freedoms and protections that we have. These recent laws authorize police officers to examine or take with a warrant that was acquired without any proof (involving tapping any telephone) as long as they say that they affirm that there is some sort of terrorism or terrorist that needs to be counseled or captured. There was a time when librarians were heated about the Patriot Act. Police could walk into libraries and search for records, look through books and obtain personal information regarding anyone without a warrant handy. These librarians felt like this was a major violation of our rights. Personally, these librarians were right, and the people should not allow this country to become a dictatorship. Without our right to privacy, what do we have left? There are other ways to fight terrorism and cybercrime without stripping the people of their rights. Many soldiers lost their lives to gain these freedoms and as of the present time the government wants us to quiver in fear and allow terrorism to remove these freedoms from us again.  

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