Week 6
Qimin Li
Section 2
I found
the article about the USA Patriot Act to be very informative in the way that
the U.S. had to pass another act in order modify many of the procedures
intended to protect the privacy of its citizens. Since the attack occurred on
the other side of the U.S., and when I was only a child, I have a vague
recollection on what exactly I was doing and feeling at that moment in time.
However, what I do remember was this strong hatred towards Muslims or anyone
affiliated with that country, culture or race. It got to the point where there
were incidents of murder and violence towards these American citizens, and they
were labeled as a terrorist by being racially profiled. But I feel like this
isn’t uncharacteristic of the government to take an extra step when it comes to
protecting the country. For instance, the attack on Pearl Harbor led to our
entry into World War II. The aftermath of this was detaining Japanese-American
citizens and placing them into internment camps, fearing they were spies or
would turn on America. This situation is very similar to how the U.S. handled
terrorist attacking our homeland.
So my question is, how can the government protect its
citizens without encroaching on their rights?
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