A little over 13 years ago, the attack on September 11, 2001 convulsed the entire United States of America. On this day there were four coordinated terrorist attacks by Islamic terrorists. The terrorists hijacked planes and one by one crashed them each into major buildings in the U.S. Because of this major cataclysm, President George W. Bush in 2002 issued the Homeland Security Act. The primary mission of the Homeland Security Act is to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States. One would argue that this act has not made America as a nation any safer. America is not safer since the creation of Homeland Security because of less privacy, people believe they are safe, and anyone is allowed to be suspicious. The privacy of American citizens is constantly being invaded. It is unknown to the people of America that the surveillance systems used by the American government breach society’s liberty as American Citizens. One may wonder if it is necessary for the government to use surveillance …show more content…
Many laws have been put into place to help protect America from any other dangerous events. The way common civilians are looked upon is changing. Because of the attack, anyone could be a potential threat. By the look of suspicion, that can cause one to face serious repercussions just by a simple assumption. It does not take much for law enforcement to suspect a person will be a threat to the society. The Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) is who deals with suspicious or potentially suspicious activity. The SAR database is part of an ever-expanding domestic surveillance system established after the attack on 9/11. Its purpose is to gather intelligence on potential terrorist threats. At this level, this system seems to be the perfect thing for this matter. It is far better to prevent terrorism before it happens than to investigate and prosecute after a tragedy. This is what shows that any person can be filed as a