The subject is really creepy. Targeting an entire religion smacks of institutionalized discrimination. OTOH, we have a problem with specifically religiously-motivated terrorism. It makes sense that The Authorities have some sort of intelligence about groups that are particularly likely to break out into that sort of criminal behavior.
At the moment, my take is that it hinges on the behavior of the investigation. Did the cops do anything that was illegal while investigating? Did their investigation bring harm to the targets about whom nothing illegal was detected?
Optimally, the cops should be sniffing around considerably more people than ultimately turn out to be criminals.
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Date: 2012-03-19 03:47 am (UTC)At the moment, my take is that it hinges on the behavior of the investigation. Did the cops do anything that was illegal while investigating? Did their investigation bring harm to the targets about whom nothing illegal was detected?
Optimally, the cops should be sniffing around considerably more people than ultimately turn out to be criminals.