I wanted to post up what has become of this situation. Members of my family have been attempting to obtain information relating to my uncle's arrest (what agency issued the arrest, what exactly was said, why it was considered terroristic), but it has been a challenge.
The authorities are claiming that the details of what my uncle said on the forum cannot be released, nor who requested the arrest. That information is what they are claiming to be considered confidential in some sort of way, because it is, according to them, related to terrorism. Unfortunately, there is no FOIA to assist in this one I guess its just a sign of the times.
My family has currently opted not to involve the media, in fear of a three ring media circus. I personally feel as though we should, but it is not my place to do so, and I must respect the wishes of my family members who were closer to him then I was. I live on the west coast and this happened on the east coast, therefore I would not be dealing with the daily stress and burden that they would be subjected to.
My uncle may have been angry with the government, may have said some overly aggressive things, but a terrorist he was not.
My motive for posting our story of this horrible situation was not to try convince people like DRB that these types of assaults on our civil liberties are happening, but it was more as a word to the wise.
If you do not already understand how the patriot act has compromised are civil rights through the use of internet monitoring (NSA), telephone monitoring (NSA), and the abuse of search and seizure laws (all law enforcement agencies) my advice would be to start finding out.
The authorities are claiming that the details of what my uncle said on the forum cannot be released, nor who requested the arrest. That information is what they are claiming to be considered confidential in some sort of way, because it is, according to them, related to terrorism. Unfortunately, there is no FOIA to assist in this one I guess its just a sign of the times.
My family has currently opted not to involve the media, in fear of a three ring media circus. I personally feel as though we should, but it is not my place to do so, and I must respect the wishes of my family members who were closer to him then I was. I live on the west coast and this happened on the east coast, therefore I would not be dealing with the daily stress and burden that they would be subjected to.
My uncle may have been angry with the government, may have said some overly aggressive things, but a terrorist he was not.
My motive for posting our story of this horrible situation was not to try convince people like DRB that these types of assaults on our civil liberties are happening, but it was more as a word to the wise.
If you do not already understand how the patriot act has compromised are civil rights through the use of internet monitoring (NSA), telephone monitoring (NSA), and the abuse of search and seizure laws (all law enforcement agencies) my advice would be to start finding out.
