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I am in no way, shape, or form advocating for more surveillance. But I can recall at least one event recently where a terrorist threat was thwarted: the 2010 Po
by gjtorikian 11y ago
I am in no way, shape, or form advocating for more surveillance. But I can recall at least one event recently where a terrorist threat was thwarted: the 2010 Portland, Oregon Christmas car bomb: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Portland_car_bomb_plot https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Portland_car_bomb_plot
- hexalicious 11y agoThat plot wasn't discovered from mass surveillance. That was where the FBI makes themselves look like they're solving terror plots by finding mentally unstable socially isolated people and providing all the resources and planning for a 'terror plot' they can then bust.
- eric_h 11y agoThat particular potential terrorist was clearly caught by using targeted surveillance. It was also the FBI's "bomb" that he tried to detonate.
- appleflaxen 11y agoyou can find a lot of bombs when you put them in people's hands