Dan Vasudevan
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HELA 10
9 February 16
Racial Surveillance
When thinking about all the devastating events of this generation, the
plummet of the Twin Towers, is arguably at the top of the list. There was a
palpable bias, which was created upon the Muslim community and
consequently many forms of surveillance originated as well. The National
Security Agency (NSA) was definitively under the limelight. In addition to
the NSA, the FBI, implemented a secretive informant-based program, that
was concentrated strictly in muslim communities. Although, based on
research and reasoning, there has been evidence that these informants dont
help prevent terror. With this knowledge in hand, the FBI informants continue
to surveille these communities, through an oppressive mindset that
increases terrorism. It is clear that these informants arent needed, and since
that they are amplifying the predicament, there is enough reason for the
practice to be stopped.
A salient facet of this system, is that the regulators are often
untrained individuals. A policy action must take place to prohibit the intrusive
surveillance, that is fixated on the improper consideration of race and
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and the racist privacy invasion outways the slight risk of present crime.
Ultimately, there is no coherent justification for this program.
The stern presence of these FBI informants is a nuisance. The United
States Federal Government has a moral obligation to end this invasive crime
of a surveillance program as soon, and as efficient as possible. The only
purpose for this program is to prevent any acts of terrorism. Although, it is
conspicuous that terrorism is not being prevented, and it is increasing
instead. No security is being created by this program, only privacy invasion
to the citizens of these muslim communities. In addition to this, this
government funded program is unconstitutional, as it treats one race unfairly
compared to the social norm. For the reasons of decrease in security,
increase in racial discrimination, and an overall unconstitutional deprivation
of privacy, the FBI Informants program is not a necessity and should be
banned.
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