This tragedy made news instantly and many people were ready to lend a helping hand. Since 9/11, the government has cracked down on the rights of its citizens. New immigration procedures are in effect, detaining immigrants of the Middle East. This process may eliminate the communication of possible terrorists in the U.S that are transmitting information overseas to plan a future terrorist attack. New screening procedures at airports including removing your shoes at the metal detectors to check for possible weapons before boarding the plane. Other cautious procedures include consolidating data gathered at immigration and custom locations.
In conclusion, the U.S lures immigrants to reside in the states with simple test to grant them citizenship, not knowing their background and what their capable of doing. The U.S offers more freedom to its citizens than any other country that I know of. When people enter the U.S from other countries, the government should do extensive research in order to determine if they may or may not be a threat to the country. This may be a difficult task due to the diverse background of the U.S citizens. Who knows you may have encountered a terrorist before.
References
Banks, C. (2013). Unethical Situations. Criminal Justice Ethics: Theory and Practice (3d ed.) (pp.173). Location: Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Bianca, fighting terrorism is more complex than we think. Over two hundred years ago when the constitution was written, we did not have to worry about the issues of today. When you mention terrorism, most people think of the 911 attacks and there is still many Americans who thing Muslims are the only threat. They also think that terrorism only involves blowing up stuff and killing people. In today’s age of technology the enemy can mobilize against us through social media and the internet. They can cause us extreme harm without even setting foot on American soil. I can guarantee you the forefathers did not see this coming when they wrote the constitution. The bottom line is, the government cannot effectively protects us from enemies both foreign and domestic, without violating or infringing on some of our constitutional rights. We have to make a choice, do we want to be safe from terrorism, or do we want our rights protected.
ReplyDeleteYou are right Victor, while writing this blog I did not think to mention the fact that technology can be used in many ways, especially to harm others. Cyber crimes etc. Muslims are not the only threat to America and even its own citizens can be a threat to themselves. As far as making a choice, "do we want to be safe from terrorism, or do we want our rights protected", I feel as if that question cannot be answered fairly. Some people may want both.
DeleteBianca: You have written a good blog on terrorism. Professor Taylor
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