Monday, July 11, 2005

Patriot act abuses

The Los Angeles times has some numbers for the claimed and actual abuses inflicted on our civil liberties under the Patriot Act.

Item Number Percentage of civil rights complaints
Civil Rights complaints to Justice Department's Inspector General 7,136 100%
Number of complaints deemed related to Patriot Act 1 0.014%
"Sneak and peek" warrants, allowing searches without telling a subject 155 2.17%
Roving wiretaps 49 0.69%
Personal records seizures under Section 215 of the act: 35 0.49%

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