Due Process

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/5049867/

The fact that the fifth amendment is being violated just burns me up. I would have side with the mother on this matter simply because the fifth amendment to me and all of the other 9 amendments in the Bill of Rights supersede all other laws and acts that we have today. Now for the Patriot act I have no problem with the original intentions of its purpose as national security is a top priority of the country, but when you start busting into homes and charging teens with this serious of an accusation lets just say you better have all of your facts in line and evidence prepared. I also have no problem with its increased surveillance methods because monitoring cell phones, checking peoples emails, these sort things are already being done by the NSA on a daily basis for years now. The Patriot act has done good and bad like this situation for example it was wrongly misused, but there are more than likely plenty of cases where it has prevented local or maybe even national tragedies. I feel it has harmed us in the sense that now anyone and everyone can be a suspect by the smallest mistake made over a cell phone or the internet. I will say though that since 9/11 on American soil terrorist attacks have been none to minimal, now if only the same could be said for us overseas. To me though the development of technology has been of great assistance, it has and will continue to harm us as we are not the only one's advancing in this technological era. Conflict through this technology I fear will progress and terrorism will never end which will cause more security measures far more rash than the Patriot act to be taken in the future.