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hnguyencj38507
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Posted: Wed Sep 19th, 2007 11:31 pm |
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Terrorism is defined by the U.S. Department of Defense as "the unlawful use of-threatened use of force or violence against individuals or property to coerce or intimidate governments or societies, often to achieve political, religious, or ideological objectives."
An example would be the life experience that we all faced in 2001. This was the tragic terrorists attack of the WTC on 9/11. Terrorists acts not only effects the victims but also society as a whole. When the 9/11 incident occurred, many individuals of the middle eastern decent and others had experienced unwanted name calling, segregation, and were frowned upon. This I think incorporates the current class I am taking which is Minorities and Crime. I believe that we can learn that just because one individual commits an act, the rest of the culture should not be looked negatively against.
As for technology, I feel that yes their are pros/cons. But in essence with our high-tech world we live in today we will be able to map out terrorists locations/terrorists, and be able to send pertinent information to the governmental sources with a simple click of the mouse.
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selycj31507
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Posted: Wed Sep 19th, 2007 11:58 pm |
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Hello all,
It seems that since the bombing in Oklahoma City terrorism has been in our face and recognized as a serious issue not just in our homeland but abroad as well. Then we had the horrific events on 9/11/2001. That seemed to be the event that made us realize that the threat was real.
In my life I am reminded that the threat is real almost everyday. I work for a large supply company and we have to take measures to ensure some of our sensitive products are not used by potential terrorists. We have to ensure through packaging that these products are not marked in such a way as to indicate what they are.
How sad it is when we cannot even send something to someone else in the mail or via freight line and not have to worry about whether or not it will get there or be used by another to cause harm or fear. I wonder if we will ever live in a world where the threat of terrorism is a thing of the past. Are we destined to pass this fear on to our kids and grandchildren?
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selycj31507
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 12:06 am |
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I think you make a great point. I really don't think you can blame people for using racial profiling to identify potential terrorists. After all we are just traying to stay safe right? Well, what about the people out there that are committing terrorist acts and are not of the stereotypical ethnicity? Those are the individuals that I worry about the most. There was a movie that came out in 1999 called Arlington Road, where a white man and his wife are terrorists living in a suburban community and it details their actions as they plan and eventually destroy a populated building. The public and law enforcement saw them as upstanding citizens and even though there was one man trying to blow the whistle on them nothing was done to stop them.
It is the people that are just like us in the community that can cause the most harm because they can go unnoticed.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 01:03 am |
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| Terorism is defined as being "a violent act or an act dangerous to human life, in violation of the criminal laws of the United States or any segment to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political objectives." (Shusta, 304). This definition of terrorism can be associated with minorites and crime in the sense that it leads to stereotyping certain races by associating them with well-known terrorists groups. For example, one might be lead to believe that a person with a shaven head, of white skin, is a KKK member, because this is how they represent themselves. This stereotype can then lead to racial profiling. Police officers might associate certain people with different groups based on the way they look, in order to protect society. Technology is also on the rise, which gives terrorists better means of communication and enables them to expand their groups.
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SRoblesCJ38507
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 01:12 am |
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| I agree that the internet is a way for terrorists to learn how to make explosive devices such as bombs. Technology is developing on a daily basis, so why are we not able to restrict such sites as these? They are harmful to our society and allow for people to become terrorists in the making.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 03:53 am |
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I totally agree with you Huy. I believe that the WTC tragedy 9/11 has changed everyone's lives forever. As a society everyone is very precautious of their surroundings. An example of how the government is trying their hardest to make the public feel safe is at airports. People need to feel safe flying and I feel the government is doing a great job at it. Good luck this summer.
Adrienne
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 04:08 am |
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| This Shusta textbook refers to terrorism as "involving terrorism, bombings, and weapons of mass destruction, whether domestic or international." Society looks to the government to protect and keep the society safe from harm. What has changed throughout the decades is how terrorist use to target unique individuals compared to today where terrorist target "individuals and their organizations." The goal of law enforcement now is to detect and prevent attacks of terrorism to keep society feeling safe.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 04:53 am |
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Before 9/11 it seemed that everyone was concerned about the safety and vulnerability our borders.After 9/11 security was reinforced every where especially in the airports.I agree with other student that the internet has brought many benefits but it also makes it easier for any one to be an easy target. As a result, middle eastern men are experiencing discrimination because of the attack.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 06:52 am |
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| Terrorism relates to my minorities and crimes class in many different aspects. The most obvious of them all is racial, ethnic profiling. After 9/11, middle eastern men were becoming victims of hate crimes. They were being stereotyped as terrorist and society started to watch them a little more carefully, fearing that they were "carrying bombs " on their person. They were being judged and convicted by society and viewed as dangerous, evil human beings.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 06:57 am |
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| I agree with you SRoblesCJ38507 about racial profiling and making stereotyoes of others by just their apperance. If individuals evaluated everyone thoroughly, then we would be a very paranoid society.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 06:18 pm |
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I see your point about racial profiling and I understand why this happens to some degree. We just have to be careful and not get too locked in and focused on people of a particular race when trying to prevent terrorism because we could overlook, for example, caucasians like Timothy McVie.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 06:42 pm |
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I found this in Encarta Encyclopedia Online and thought it was interesting to see the origin of the word terrorism.
"The word terrorism was first used in France to describe a new system of government adopted during the French Revolution (1789-1799). The regime de la terreur (Reign of Terror) was intended to promote democracy and popular rule by ridding the revolution of its enemies and thereby purifying it. However, the oppression and violent excesses of the terreur transformed it into a feared instrument of the state. From that time on, terrorism has had a decidedly negative connotation. The word, however, did not gain wider popularity until the late 19th century when it was adopted by a group of Russian revolutionaries to describe their violent struggle against tsarist rule. Terrorism then assumed the more familiar antigovernment associations it has today."
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 08:33 pm |
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Terrorism and protection from, is a common theme in many criminal justice courses. Even in the field in which I work, which is insurance, we offer terrorism coverage against property damage and even contents. Ever since 9/11 we have had nothing but the thought of another terrorist attack happening again. Of course there are many precautions being made to prevent them. The Internet is not what it used to be in fact terrorists who wish to obtain more information about their target could use it very willingly. I feel that some information should be excluded from the Internet but it seems that more and more information becomes available. There are good technological practices that help prevent terrorist attacks some even help identify potential risks prior to anything actually having to happen.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 09:41 pm |
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| According to Shusta terrorism is defined as an act of violence or an act dangerous to human life. Terrorism could be related to minorities and crime because of racial or ethnic issues. It relates to how mentioned before with racial profiling and possibly with acts of hate crimes. It could also be mentioned on how certain racial groups may be a target from other races. Acts as vandalisms or even physically hurting them.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 09:46 pm |
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| I agree with afaddoul terrorism relates to any field, like in her case insurance. For me it relates in the area of sciences, we do not directly discuss this issue but it is mentioned in how certain chemicals are used for explosives. Terrorism does expand in all fields.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 11:55 pm |
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| Terrorism is almost always linked to people of Middle Eastern descent. The use of racial profiling in airports effects all people but mostly middle easterners. Everyone wants to be safe when they fly and the american people have excepted the use of racial profiling in airports with out any fight. we are all willing to take our shoes off and spend 3 hours in line for secuirty but how would people react if they were singled out because of how they look? no one believes singling out middle easterners in airport security lines is racist but focusing only on middle easterners is assuming only middle easteners cause terrorism.
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Posted: Thu Sep 20th, 2007 11:59 pm |
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| i agree with mcookcj38507 about the benefits and consequences of the internet. the better technology becomes the more chances it could be used to hurt some one. there will always be people who will try to use all the recourse at their disposal to try and hurt people.
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Posted: Fri Sep 21st, 2007 01:00 am |
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| Jgonzalez, you raise an important issue when it comes to racial profiling. My questions is "Where does it stop, or where do we draw the line?", Fighting terrorism is an important, or the most important issue in todays age but at what price?
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Posted: Fri Sep 21st, 2007 01:10 am |
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Terrorism is defined as the acts (mostly, through violence) or treats made to createfearor panic within a certain group (city, nation , and or people)
I did my web project on the MEMORIAL INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF TERROEISM(MIPT)
http://www.mipt.org/
I suggest if you have time you look at this site, it gives you information WORLD WIDE on all terrorist acts, terrorist groups, specific terrorist acts, etc.
I suggest everyone should check out this site if you want to learn about terrorism, and teorrist
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Posted: Fri Sep 21st, 2007 01:12 am |
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I have seen some interesting posts here from all of you students, keep up the good work. I would like to pose a question or two.
1. a. How does profiling help fight terrorism?
b. What are the draw backs to profiling when it comes to fighting terrorism?
2. a. What technology, if any, would help in fighting terrorism (other than the internet)?
b. Could the technology (from 2.a.) help reduce profiling? If so, how?
c. How could the technology (from 2.a.) be a draw back to fighting terrorism?
I am very interested in seeing your responses to these questions.
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