Comments on: Let’s Fight Terrorism For Real http://www.apreche.net/lets-fight-terrorism-for-real/ One geeks thoughts on the geekeries of the world. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 15:10:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: John http://www.apreche.net/lets-fight-terrorism-for-real/comment-page-1/#comment-41229 John Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:37:35 +0000 http://www.apreche.net/?p=1137#comment-41229 "You might think this information is difficult and expensive to collect, parse, and act upon." I'm no constitutional scholar, but I'm pretty sure that a preemptive arrest would be unconstitutional. I do agree though that our "straw man" approach to maintaining security is ineffective. The continued near-success of terror attempts certainly does not assuage our fears of future attacks. “You might think this information is difficult and expensive to collect, parse, and act upon.”

I’m no constitutional scholar, but I’m pretty sure that a preemptive arrest would be unconstitutional.

I do agree though that our “straw man” approach to maintaining security is ineffective. The continued near-success of terror attempts certainly does not assuage our fears of future attacks.

]]> By: Apsup http://www.apreche.net/lets-fight-terrorism-for-real/comment-page-1/#comment-41219 Apsup Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:51:16 +0000 http://www.apreche.net/?p=1137#comment-41219 Interesting ideas, but I don't think it would work as well as you think. First of all did you consider the amount of trolls and other idiot people on the internet who might appear as a "textbook case of a terrorist" but who doesn't act up his beleves outside the internet. Also what should people do when they find "potential terrorist". Tell the police? They won't have resources to go after every "I suspect that my facebook friend is a terrorist"-case. So good luck for your witch hunt, but I have my doubts. Interesting ideas, but I don’t think it would work as well as you think. First of all did you consider the amount of trolls and other idiot people on the internet who might appear as a “textbook case of a terrorist” but who doesn’t act up his beleves outside the internet.

Also what should people do when they find “potential terrorist”. Tell the police? They won’t have resources to go after every “I suspect that my facebook friend is a terrorist”-case.

So good luck for your witch hunt, but I have my doubts.

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