does the patriot act prevent suspects, from knowing that they are suspects?

Question

How do you find out if you are a suspect?

Answer 1

In a way, both yes and no. It gives the government far greater leeway in how/when they can watch someone without a warrant. In some cases, that prevents people from knowing they're suspected. In other cases, the warrant would be kept a secret anyway, so the person really knows no difference.

Answer 2

If you are hanging with people who are advocates of violence or condone violence. Then you should be concerned that you might be a possible suspect.

If you want to find out IF you are on a list of suspects take a flight to a major city. While you are at the ticket counter ask the attendant if you are on the watch list.

Seriously -- The patriot act probably doesn't have publicly published list of everyone they suspect of being a terrorist. That would be past stupid and all the way to dumb. And even if they do they aren't going to tell the New York Times. The Times can't keep it's mouth shut.

I've a question to you. Why do you ask?

Answer 3

The patriot act doesn't do that.. And I don't believe there is any requirement that the gov't disclose who is a suspect. You find out if you case is prosecuted. The way to avoid this, the infringement on your privacy, is to make sure that the Gov't uses the judical system to screen the necessity for such investigation.

Answer 4

If you are a suspect, you will get a notice in the mail from the New York Times, this should give you ample opportunity to hide your explosives or laundered money.

Answer 5

As soon as you call to see if you are a suspect, you will become a suspect.

Answer 6

Yes. The PATRIOT Act evicerates the rights of people to know they are under charges or have been subject to a search of their home.

It is illegal for anybody to tell you you have been serached.

Answer 7

yes

Answer 8

YES.

Answer 9

God bless you.