Un-Patriot Act...

Zuruck · Post by **Zuruck** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:15 pm

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10352148/

This case was the guy in Florida, a man here in Chicago just got aquitted as well. Two trials, two aquittals. Ashcroft hailed the Florida guy as being some sort of mastermind...now he's innocent. Bad prosecutors, or racial profiling? Me, bad act.

CDN_Merlin · Post by **CDN_Merlin** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:20 pm

They said the money they raised and sent to the Palestinian territories was for legitimate charities.

How can it be a charitable cause? It's terrorism for crying out loud.

I say it's a dumb criminal system. We have similar problems in Canada with stuff liek this.

Kilarin · Post by **Kilarin** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:26 pm

CDN_Merlin wrote:How can it be a charitable cause? It's terrorism for crying out loud.

I gotta admit, from a quick look these guys certainly smell suspicous. BUT, it's not IMPOSSIBLE that they could be innocent. There ARE legitimate charities in Palestine. They have hungry orphans just like anywhere else.

Kilarin

Zuruck · Post by **Zuruck** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 4:36 pm

Yes, but what about the Patriot Act. All these expanded powers and nothing, Patriot Act has nothing to do with good surveillance abroad and terror detection...it's for spying on Americans that might be sympathetic to other causes. A Palestinian can hate Jews and live in America...but we've lost a lot due to this act and it doesn't work...

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 7:24 pm

Well our legal system does work. Can you imagine many other countries where they would have been found innocent, especially in light of 9/11?

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 8:43 pm

could it be due to... lack of evidence? *gasp*

Will Robinson · Post by **Will Robinson** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 8:48 pm

Ferno wrote:could it be due to... lack of evidence? *gasp*

Sometimes even evidence isn't enough...*cough*O.J.*cough*

Zuruck, are you sure these two cases are the only time the Patriot Act has been put to use? Because that's what it sounds like you're implying by saying : "All these expanded powers and nothing..."