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top     Subject: Fwd: the patriot act at work!! scary world out there. Rember to mention the guy that sent me this use to end all his phone calls (to me) with "Remember  Waco!" ED > > Patriot Act raid at N.Y. eatery proves chilling > > JASON HALPERIN > > May 8, 2003 Several weeks ago, my roommate Asher and I went to an Indian > > restaurant just off Times Square in the heart of midtown Manhattan. We > > helped ourselves to the buffet and sat down to begin eating. > > Suddenly there was a terrible commotion and five police officers in > > bulletproof vests stormed down the stairs. They had their guns drawn and > > were pointing them indiscriminately at the restaurant staff and at us. > > "Go to the back of the restaurant," they yelled. I hesitated, lost in my > > own panic. "Did you not hear me? Go to the back and sit down," they > > demanded. I complied and looked around at the other patrons. There were > > eight men including the waiter, all of South Asian descent and ranging from > > late teens to senior citizen. One of the officers pointed his gun in the > > waiter's face and shouted: "Is there anyone else in the restaurant?" The > > waiter, terrified, gestured to the kitchen. > > The police placed their fingers on the triggers of their guns and kicked > > open the kitchen doors. Shouts emanated from the kitchen and a few seconds > > later five Latino men crawled out on their hands and knees, guns pointed at > > them. > > After patting us all down, the five officers seated us at two tables. As > > they continued to kick open doors to closets and restrooms with their > > fingers glued to their triggers, officials in business suits emerged from > > the stairwell. Two walked over to our table and identified themselves as > > agents of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Homeland > > Security Department. > > I asked why we were being held. The INS agent said we would be released > > once they confirmed that there were no outstanding warrants against us and > > our immigration status was OK. > > In pre-9-11 America, the legality of this would have been questionable. > > After all, the Fourth Amendment states: "The right of the people to be > > secure against unreasonable searches and seizures." > > "You have no right to hold us," said Asher. But they explained that they > > did: This was a homeland security investigation under the authority of the > > Patriot Act. > > The Patriot Act was passed into law on Oct. 26, 2001, in order to > > facilitate the post-9-11 crackdown on terrorism. Among the unprecedented > > rights it grants to the federal government are the right to wiretap or > > detain without a warrant. > > When I asked to speak to a lawyer, the INS official told me I did have the > > right to a lawyer but I would have to be taken to the station for security > > clearance before being granted one. When I asked how long that would take, > > he replied with a coy smile: "Maybe a day, maybe a week, maybe a month." > > We insisted that we had every right to leave and were going to do so. One > > of the police officers, with his hand on his gun, taunted: "Go ahead and > > leave, just go ahead." We remained seated. > > Our IDs were taken. I was questioned why my license was from out of state > > and asked whether I had "something to hide." The police continued to hassle > > the kitchen workers, demanding licenses and dates of birth. One of the > > kitchen workers kept providing that day's date over and over. > > As I continued to press for legal counsel, a female officer put her finger > > in my face. "We are at war, we are at war and this is for your safety," she > > exclaimed. > > I most certainly understand that we are at war, and that we need some > > measure of security in times like these. But I also understand that the > > freedoms in the Constitution were meant specifically for times like these. > > After an hour and a half, the INS agent returned our licenses. An officer > > escorted us out. Before we left, the INS agent apologized. > > Among the customers, there were four taxi drivers, two students, one > > newspaper salesman. Several said they were U.S. citizens. I doubt they > > received apologies. > > Three days after the incident, I phoned the restaurant. The owner did not > > want to talk about it. But I managed to ascertain that the whole thing had > > been one giant mistake. > > Loaded guns pointed in faces, police officers kicking in doors, taunting. A > > mistake. > > And a legal one, thanks to the Patriot Act. > > Jason Halperin is a New York city resident. > >                         One more sign "They'er hear" Thank's R.  ED. Subject: what's going on?    Date: From:         "R" <@>Mon, 16 Jun 2003 13:19:02 -0700      To: A gentleman who was employed in the USA,a British subject, all his papers in order, married to a US citizen and father of their two young children, participated in a demonstration against the war in Iraq this past winter; he also circulated some emails to support his position against the planned US invasion. He was ordered to remain in federal prison pending a hearing that would perhaps be held six months later. He was informed "foreign nationals in the USA have no right to dissent." Rather than go to prison, he chose  to return to the UK, which he's had to do alone. http://www.Democrats.com IS HUMANITY SUICIDAL ?