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Originally Posted by mixedmedia
I'm questioning whether 1) it is appropriate for the FBI to create a crime for someone to commit when they made no movements on their own to perpetrate one (particularly one as serious as the killing of thousands of people) and 2) whether it is an effective use of resources.
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I think that when viewed from afar the FBI's actions have more merit. The effect of such operations, especially the several high profile ones recently announced, is to severely hamper the operations of groups and individuals who are legitimate threats by increasing their paranoia and hampering their ability to access funds and materials.
They make us safer, it is just a matter of whether you consider that safety worth the infringement on the rights of the individual in question (still up in the air for me until I get more information).