Umm
USA PATRIOT Act (H.R. 3162): "SEC. 801. TERRORIST ATTACKS AND OTHER ACTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST MASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.Chapter 97 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
`Sec. 1993. Terrorist attacks and other acts of violence against mass transportation systems
`(a) GENERAL PROHIBITIONS- Whoever willfully--
`(1) wrecks, derails, sets fire to, or disables a mass transportation vehicle or ferry; (emphasis mine)
(...)
shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, if such act is committed...
So does this mean that the TWU, having "disabled" the mass transit system, are terrorists? Should they be jailed for 20 years?
This is the type of language in the Patriot act that scares me.
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Oh and another thing,
SEC. 802. DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM
(5) the term `domestic terrorism' means activities that--
`(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;
`(B) appear to be intended--
`(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; ...
Does lying about weapons of mass destruction count as "intimidating" a civilian population?
posted by iSirkus @ 6:47 PM
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