And investigate my credit card history?
This is an abuse of UK citizens' rights and the EU has agreed to it.
What rights do I have?
2007-01-04 06:35:16 · 38 answers · asked by mosherbeard 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
America is paranoid about foreigners. you have no rights whatsoever. sorry
2007-01-04 06:39:16 · answer #1 · answered by freelander 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately the US has a degree of paranoia since 9/11, possibly justified, although all the flights were internal and this type of screening would not have picked the terrorists up anyway.
If someone is really intent on doing harm inside the US the easiest way in is via Mexico or arriving on its coastline, or flying in first or business class.
If your that concerned don't go, there are plenty of other places to do business or vacation.
2007-01-04 10:50:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we are in the age of "Big Brother". They feel they have a right to protect the citizens of the U.S. They have a right to make us where seat belts, they have the right to make us wear helmets, etc, etc, etc. As Americans I don't see us having any rights, the rights go to the people who doesn't deserve them. So unfortunately you have no rights either. This is "Big Brother in their glory". We have to have the "Big Brother chip in our cells if you don't you can't even get it activated! It's a different world out there now. We as a human race don't count anymore. And to tell you the truth I'm just as sick about it as you. And I live here. It's kind of like a "false security". Well, society knows when its getting dooped, and controlled. We are just peons, if anything happens who do you think will get saved first??? I feel like the Christians getting thrown to the lions. History repeats itself. I'm glad I only have a good 20 years to go. What a sad thing to say.
2007-01-04 07:30:09 · answer #3 · answered by tyme2wakeup 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah they do. They actually keep a "risk" file on you and give you a number. When you check into the airport it will show them a number of how risky you are to the country and they will do certain things depending on how risky you are. The United States and UK share this system so it must not be illegal in your country. They say we have rights, but they really mean we have rights as long as the government thinks you are right.
2007-01-04 06:45:56 · answer #4 · answered by Michael 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It is an abuse of all our rights. It is due to the propaganda after 9/11 they scared all the citizens into giving up our rights in order to save the nation. The most recent abuse is they now have the right to search our mail.
2007-01-04 06:44:39 · answer #5 · answered by abc 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This is typical American childishness.
When they introduced their finger printing at airports, the Brazilians were so annoyed that Americans travelling to Brazil are the only people who get finger printed! The Brazilian ambassador was on the radio laughing about it!
In a way though it is also sad because so many American people are completely unaware that compared to most European countries they live in a police state where surveilance is way beyond anything we encounter. Even the Nazi's never behaved like the US government does.
Still...they do have good restaurants.
2007-01-04 06:44:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
They can't check your credit card history if you pay with cash, so do that. The US will attempt to read your email history even if you aren't visiting.
Apparantly a brewery in Britain was under surveillance without them knowing by the CIA on the suspicion of making WMDs. ;) The brewers realized this when they received a letter asking them to put their webcams that they provided for potential customers who wanted to inspect brewing in process back online. Turns out that the americans had spotted a transport of something that looked like something one could make wmds in transported to the brewery from their satellites.
2007-01-04 06:47:29 · answer #7 · answered by dane 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
They insist on doing this for the same reason all governments around the world do things, in this case your not a citzen of this country. You want to come here you will be subject to things like that and our laws while here as we would be in the U.K. The United States government is no more a subject of the laws of the EU than of the UK . I don't know that I think all this is fair, but it is the way of the world and the United States is far, far from the top of the list of offenders on matters such as the one you asked about. Hope you have a safe, happy trip
2007-01-04 06:40:44 · answer #8 · answered by avatar2068 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
It's because they don't care about peoples rights.
The UK should not have agreed to this sort of thing, in doing so they have shown that they do not care about peoples rights either. There is nothing that some weirdos would like better than to control ordinary citizens in the way people in the book "1984" were controlled.
The amount of information they gather is excessive and gives terrorists cover to hide behind, it does not expose them, it just removes privacy from the rest of us.
We should all protest.
2007-01-04 06:57:07 · answer #9 · answered by funnelweb 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
fear is caused by the unknown. the govt. here is trying to get everyone to be scared so we feel that we need to give up rights so that the govt. can protect us. so if they research you and invade your privacy, then you are no longer unknown, and there for nothing to be afraid of and then you can hang out with us. otherwise you are a terrorist and should die.
at least thats what they want us to believe.
i personally don't believe in terrorists, germs, aliens, global warming, nuclear bombs, or the american government. its all lies i tell ya!
2007-01-04 06:40:52 · answer #10 · answered by ahmo 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Tough time we're living in. Gives a new meaning to travel these days. Let's just all stay in our own countries.
2007-01-04 07:15:27 · answer #11 · answered by tagara 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋