Significant FBI Abuses of the Patriot Act

Noksagt writes "The Washington Post is reporting that recently discovered documents indicate serious intelligence violations by the FBI. This comes just months after the U.S. House voted to extend the Patriot Act, EPIC (the Electronic Privacy Information Center) has obtained documents through the Freedom of Information Act of thirteen cases of possible misconduct in intelligence investigations. The case numbering suggests that there were at least 153 investigations of misconduct at the FBI in 2003 alone."

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Our current higher standard

[opencity]

Chomsky, who's very name may qualify as flamebait in 2005, pointed out that the standards we are at least paying lipservice to in the USA have only been even attempted since the 1960s. Until the Knapp Commission (1972) it was basically accepted in hometown NYC that the cops operated with many of the same rules and in the same businesses as organized crime (dope dealing, pimping, extortion).

J Edgar Hoover would roll his eyes (and hike his skirt?) at what is being called 'Significant FBI Abuses'.

Regardless of where you stand in the current culture war, these higher standards are a 'good thing'.
man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward

Not to worry.

[monklegacy]

So, I understand that it may be a violation of privacy, but...

If you aren't doing anything wrong whats the big deal?

I also realize that it is a little scary knowing that these guys can abuse their power. I have enough faith in my governemnt to say "Outta sight, outta mind." It kind of makes me wonder what all these people who feel their rights have been violated are hiding.

We need the left to keep the right in check, but we also need the right to keep the left in check. So, hopefully one day it will all even out. (yea, maybe that has nothing to do with this)