PrintSeptember 26, 2004
When law is not enough
Weir thinking about it
As American troops fight the battle against terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan, how can we protect ourselves from the enemy that lives among us? It is often said that we must not become tyrannical concerning the methods we use to keep us safe. For example, we shouldn't detain people at airports simply because they appear to be of Middle Eastern descent; we shouldn't put a moratorium on immigration in order to lessen the possibility of allowing additional enemies to infiltrate our land; and we shouldn't use force to extract confessions from known terrorists who may have information that could save lives.
Of course, those are the kinds of values we have incorporated into our system of government. Therefore, to violate same, many people say, would mean the terrorists have won.
However, one could also say, if we don't do everything humanly possible to protect our country from the menace that has gripped us, the terrorists will win anyway. This is not to say that...(Read Full Article)
