After the terrorist attack of 9/11 several criticized the intelligence community for failing to warn about the terrorist attacks. The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) was one of the main agencies criticized mainly for not focusing on the domestic terrorist threat, collecting useful intelligence, analyzing strategic intelligence or sharing intelligence internally and with other members of the intelligence community. The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks report identified that the failure of the United States intelligence Community to share information in being a problem and identified that intelligence is the first line of defense in our nation’s security and recommended integration of all domestic and foreign sources of intelligence resulting in the creation of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorist Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA). The IRTPA established the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to oversee the intelligence community and facilitate the exchange of information with the community. It also redefined national intelligence to include foreign intelligence, domestic intelligence and homeland security intelligence.
Connie Bashford Ken Malveaux English Composition I March 18, 2013 Regulation of Guns The debate over gun control has once again become a heated debate. When we hear about a mass shooting, gun control is put in the forefront of the American public. President Obama recently introduced a bill to ban assault weapons, outlaw gun magazines holding more than ten rounds and requiring detailed background checks on any gun purchased. An effective approach in gun control would be to enhance our background checks by mandating states participate in reporting to the FBI individuals convicted of domestic violence or those forcefully admitted to mental health institutions. The Brady Campaign to prevent gun violence outlines that background checks are
- cert was granted ISSUE: - Did the FBI violated Katz 4th Amendment Right? (to privacy) HOLDING: - Yes REASONING: - The phone booth should be considered protected when doors are shut but the 4th amend. protects persons not places from unreasonable intrusion. In a public place, a person can have that reasonable expectation (but isn't protected because of plain view) Since the government was electronically listening and recording the conversation, it is constituted as a search & seizure. Under the 4th amend., the absence of a warrant during a search & seizure (they had probable cause as well) evidence should of been inadmissible.
Medical experts , disagree over whether the brain tumor found in his autopsy had any effect on his actions (A+E Networks, 2012). The actions taken Whitman should be studied even further, his mental state could reveal whether serial killers do in fact suffer from some form of mental illness. This could also be a new defense for criminals who commit violent acts in the future, by claiming that they committed these crimes due to a mental illness and were not responsible for their own actions. Whitman’s actions may have been
The experiments began three months after the start of the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann. Milgram devised the experiments to answer this question: "Could it be that Eichmann and his million accomplices in the Holocaust were just following orders? Could we call them all accomplices (Milgram, 1963)?" A poll conducted at Yale before the experiment showed that it was generally believed that people would act according to their own will and conscience when it came to being told to carry out actions incompatible with fundamental standards of morality (Milgram, 1963). Milgram hypothesized that relatively few people have the resources needed to resist authority- or just someone in a white coat, a symbol of authority.
Well the answer to this questions is no. According to CNN, “The CIA had quite a bit of information about two of the hijackers and their presence in the United States before 9/11,” and their threat reports was shared with Bush administration official but even after multiple warnings, the Bush administration was not able to respond to these threats appropriately (Bergen P). Even though it is clear that NSA spying would not resolve in the prevention of such a detrimental terrorist attack, it is still their reason on continuing the program. The NSA also did not prevent the Boston bombing on April 15, 2013, which killed three people and wounded more than 260 people (Levitz J). The NSA spends around $2 billion each year but the results that the government is getting is not quite promising (Sahadi J).
Nebojsa Sarkanovic Mr. Pletsch CLN-4UI December 21, 2012 The PATRIOT ACT: A Danger To Society “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever” (George Orwell, 1984). The United States of America is place outsiders look at as a land of freedom and opportunity; a safe haven for democracy and liberty. Unfortunately theses promises seem to be empty. In a country whose citizens demand both freedom and protection, the government has not been able to sufficiently meet its people’s needs. On September 11th, 2001, an extremist terrorist organization attacked the USA.
No Common Sense in Gun Control Stephen L. Kono Park University First Year Writing Seminar II: Academic Research and Writing EN 106 Mrs. Regina C. Muir October 11, 2013 Abstract Gun control advocates insist that increased gun control will lower the soaring crime rates of the early 70's. Gun violence is a big problem in the United States and should be reduced. Gun Control Act of 1968, did very little to lower the number of crimes committed by the use of firearms. Gun control in American history started back in 1775 and was the precursor to the American Revolution and our constitutional rights. One of the major points against gun control is the violation of your second amendment rights, you have the right to keep and bear arms for personal protection.
Many have wondered if the defendants are mentally ill or are they using the insanity defense as a way to escape their punishment. The infamous John Hinckley case showed many how the use of the insanity defense could cause a major uproar amongst people. John Hinckley used the insanity defense after shooting President Regan while trying to impress actress Jodie Foster and was found not guilty by reason of insanity. According to a poll by ABC News the day after the verdict, eighty-three percent of their national sample thought justice was not done in the Hinckley trial. Aside from the verdict from the Hinckley trial, the public’s view on the insanity defense is not altogether accurate.
To some these conspiracies may seem believable; however, after analyzing them one realizes that there is more doubt than theorists relay. One such conspiracy was conveyed by David Ray Griffin, a professor of philosophy of religion at the Claremont School of Theology. In this essay, he chose to answer the question: why did the Twin Towers and Building 7 collapse? The official theory states that, “The structural damage sustained by each tower from the impact, combined with the ensuing fires, resulted in the total collapse of each building.” However, Griffin’s research showed that fire had never caused a steel frame high rise to collapse either before or after 9/11. Although fire cannot get hot enough to melt steel, Griffin discovered that steel loses 80% of its strength when it reached 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit; however, steel, an excellent conductor of heat, would not have been that hot.