Relating to what we talked about today, this is a video about the Patriot Act and how it allows the government to detain people with no evidence that they have commited any crime. The man, Padilla, in the clip supposedly knew inside information about the 9/11 attacks. He was, therefore, taken into custody by the military without any evidence or announcing themselves. His lawyer was one of the last to know and was told she couldn't see him or talk to him on the phone. She could, however, write him, but there was no promise that he would get the letter or that they wouldn't read confidential communications between an attorney and her client.
This is an absolute invasion of privacy and I definitely would like to see this act abolished.
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i agree with you Alexi about abolishing this act. It is defiantly a scary thought that someone is watching what you are doing on the internet, and if you do something wrong without notice you could be dragged away. Scary.
I wonder how they learned that he had 'inside information' if they didn't have any evidence.
Definitely scary that you can be suspected of something and just get taken away. AND that they won't/don't recognize client/lawyer privilege.
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