Trading civil rights for a safer society...

[mrph]

Various politicians and columnists seem to be talking about how swapping some civil rights for increased protection from terrorists is a fair trade.

There are lots of reasons why I don't agree with that, but here's one of the main ones: would it actually work? Has anyone got a case study, an example of a country that's actually done this and seen some tangible benefits as a result?

Because right now, I'm having real trouble thinking of one...

Comments

[mister-jack.livejournal.com]

Actually profiling doesn't work. Research done on areas where it has been used show it doesn't. It doesn't work for this reason:

It makes people look at what people are rather than what they are doing.

And it's what people are doing that matters.