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Originally posted by smirkley
Being of a Technical mind, I have enjoyed collecting books and technical documents from a variety of categories related.
After aquiring libraries and books from a variety of sources, my library has become quite large and diverse in the area of science, engineering, and electronics. Primarily historical publications that are old, but not necessarily.
Lately I have started to be somewhat concerned of the post 911 mindset of the government.
In this day and age, are there technical publications that are frowned upon as owning? Before, it was just 'a geek owning books'. Now, it could be perceived as something else.
I mean, today you can be arrested with federal charges, for having a pair of nail clippers in the wrong place.
I would find it difficult to explain, other than collecting, if the feds were to bust in the house, and surmise my intent, of owning books that 'could' be perceived as something a terrorist would own.
Publication Prohibition?
Anyone with thoughts on this?
Redefining terrorism
Posted: November 29, 2002
2002 WorldNetDaily.com
I'm worried.
I'm concerned that many of the anti-terrorism laws we're passing in America won't be used against terrorists at all, but rather against ordinary citizens.
In fact, there's evidence it is happening already.
Let me give you one example.
Steven A. Magritz of Wisconsin doesn't fit the terrorist profile. Yet he is the state's first victim of an anti-terrorism unit formed after the Sept. 11 attacks.
In 2001, Dane County seized his 62-acre property in the town of Fredonia because he reportedly didn't pay some $30,000 in property taxes. Now the property, with frontage on the Milwaukee River, is being turned into parkland.
Well, understandably, Magritz was pretty upset by the action. So what did he do? Did he hijack a plane? No. Did he make threatening comments to government officials? No. Did he hold anyone hostage? No.
Instead, what he did was to file legal documents against government officials that were found to be false.
For this, he has been found guilty of "paper terrorism" and faces up to 70 years in prison and fines totaling $70,000.
Originally posted by mOjOm
For this, he has been found guilty of "paper terrorism" and faces up to 70 years in prison and fines totaling $70,000.