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randome

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8. It's not solving crime because it's illegal for them to look at it without a warrant.

Reply to liberal N proud (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 12, 2013, 07:45 AM

Jun 2013

Also impossible to review the entire country's daily communications -even hourly communications- even if they were inclined to do that without a warrant.

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If Big Brother is listening to everything was say and everything we do, why do we have crime? [View all] liberal N proud Jun 2013 OP

THEY ARE NOT LISTENING. graham4anything Jun 2013 #1

+1 PennsylvaniaMatt Jun 2013 #18

I don't think they are listening to everything. Not possible, especially in real time. djean111 Jun 2013 #2

They haven't developed the pre-cogs yet. n/t customerserviceguy Jun 2013 #3

You are making the assumption that everything Snowden says is true. randome Jun 2013 #4

It is an IF question looking at the assumption liberal N proud Jun 2013 #5

They are not looking for the type of crime you are asking about. djean111 Jun 2013 #6

I guess considering both sides treestar Jun 2013 #14

Two sides of what issue? Whether Snowden is telling the truth, or djean111 Jun 2013 #17

It's not solving crime because it's illegal for them to look at it without a warrant. randome Jun 2013 #8

Why would metadata on phone treestar Jun 2013 #15

Watson WovenGems Jun 2013 #16

+1 treestar Jun 2013 #13

They record so they can find and play back calls later. KurtNYC Jun 2013 #7

Common crime is not their issue, never has been. DCKit Jun 2013 #9

FISA = Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Prisim is not a general purpose law enforcement tool. BenzoDia Jun 2013 #10

Churchill was given a test of his resolve to win the war. Savannahmann Jun 2013 #11

Because they are not? treestar Jun 2013 #12