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Originally Posted by Five-hole
Is it an infringement of your rights if Tom Cruise shows up at your house to arrest you for a crime you haven't committed yet?
Is it an infringement of your rights if the FBI arrest you for a crime you are going to commit but maybe wouldn't have if they hadn't prodded you toward doing it?
Are these infringements justified? How far do you go in the name of safety? People these days seem to be willing to give up an awful lot of these intangible and amorphous rights against state interference in the name of feeling "safe".
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I think this is important. People get angry and think crazy thing all of the time, but most of the time a quick analysis of the requirements in terms of means/opportunity tends to quickly dismiss those thoughts and then cooler heads prevail.
If someone is pushing these people, pressuring them and fueling their motive with the required means and opportunity I think it certainly would make some people act in a situation where they'd normally never find themselves. Add to that a few sweet lies about any potential consequences and you've got yourself a terrorist.