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Counter-terrorism vs. personal rights, what is your take on this?

Asked by fremen_warrior (5510points) August 24th, 2012

Is modern day terrorism a real, serious threat, or is the threat a ruse to push through ‘Sus laws’ like the British Terrorism Act 2006 or USAmerican Patriot Act?

In other words, do you think potentially sacrificing some personal rights actually is the way to gain more security, or do you think otherwise? What is your take on this – has the world gone “security crazy” or are these really necessary precautions if we want to protect out world from extremism?

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