Safety Cap's Journal: Followup: Send me your SSN for no more terrorism

Here's the response to the letter I sent previously:

From: "Jim Louderback" >[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 17:16:32 -0700

hehehe.

111-22-3344 born on 1/2/03

Not so willing to give up privacy for safety? Hmm.

Relevant thought for the day: the Founding Fathers were terrorist-loving communists. Realizing that "innocent people have nothing to hide," they brazenly added the following amendments to the constitution before ratification:

Amendment IV The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Amendment V No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Amendment VI In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

Why did they protect people from searches, answer for crimes before a jury, prohibit the government from forcing people to testify against themselves, insist that the accused be granted a "fair and speedy trial," and allow the them to confront their accusers?

Can one honestly say that they would think "innocent people have nothing to hide"? Quite the contrary.

Further protection

[tomhudson]

You might want to follow up by asking him how he feels about replacing those stupid paper thingees on toilets "for your protection" with a security camera, microphone, and 24/7 monitoring.

Just a thought ... hehehe :-)

9/11 changed everything!

[ces]

Therefore we have to get rid of all those obsolete laws that just make the terrorist's job easier.

After all you are not a terrorist, are you? Then what do you have to hide? Security cameras in toilet stalls and bedrooms are a small price to pay if it makes us safer!

Besides the government wouldn't hassle or arrest someone who hadn't done anything wrong would they?

Which is better...?

[Safety Cap]

Camera above the stall, facing down, or

Camera in the toilet, facing up?

Re:Which is better...?

[ces]

Both!

Everywhere should be a panopticon. We're talking the total 360 coverage.

After all what do YOU have to hide?

Hide?

[Safety Cap]

Uh, that corn I had for lunch...

Re:Hide?

[ces]

Did ISLAMIC TERRORISTS give you that corn citizen?

In the future

[Safety Cap]

...all patriotic, american patented and grown corn will be BioEngineered to make you pee red, white and/or blue.

good job

[NeMon'ess]

now if we could just remind the whold damn USA not to give up all rights...