Per the memorandum, Barr has "Directed the Department [of Justice] and the FBI to lead an effort to refine our ability to identify, assess and engage potential mass shooters before they strike." The Attorney General further described the coming initiative, slated to be implemented early next year, as "An efficient, effective and programmatic strategy to disrupt individuals who are mobilizing towards violence, by all lawful means." More specific information about the program is set to follow the recent memorandum, according to Barr, though it is unclear if that forthcoming document will be made public.
Perhaps the most jarring aspect of the memorandum is Barr's frank admission that many of the "Early engagement" tactics that the new program would utilize were "Born of the posture we adopted with respect to terrorist threats." In other words, the foundation for many of the policies utilized following the post-9/11 "War on terror" are also the foundation for the "Early engagement" tactics that Barr seeks to use to identify potential.
Ostensibly, the new program would then apply these same practices to individuals in the U.S. that federal authorities believe are "Mobilizing towards violence," as Barr put it.
Barr went onto say that "Warrant-proof encryption is also seriously impairing our ability to monitor and combat domestic and foreign terrorists." Barr stated that "Smaller terrorist groups and 'lone wolf' actors" - such as those involved in the series of mass shootings in California, Texas and Ohio that occurred in the weeks after his speech - "Have turned increasingly to encryption." Barr later noted that he was specifically referencing encryption used by "Consumer products and services such as messaging, smartphones, email, and voice and data applications."
Some have charged that the lack of interest on the part of William Barr is due to the fact that Barr's father once hired the now deceased pedophile.
Over a period of several months, Barr - aided by "Private sector partners" as well as other current and former government officials - has been laying the groundwork for the system he has now formally announced.
As a consequence, William Barr's coming "Pre-crime" program is arguably worse than the stuff of dystopian science fiction novels and films as it not only aims to detain Americans who have committed no crime but will expressly target individuals based on their use of electronic consumer products and the contents of their communications with their friends, family, co-workers, and others.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/william-barr-formally-announces-orwellian-pre-crime-program/262504/
Perhaps the most jarring aspect of the memorandum is Barr's frank admission that many of the "Early engagement" tactics that the new program would utilize were "Born of the posture we adopted with respect to terrorist threats." In other words, the foundation for many of the policies utilized following the post-9/11 "War on terror" are also the foundation for the "Early engagement" tactics that Barr seeks to use to identify potential.
Ostensibly, the new program would then apply these same practices to individuals in the U.S. that federal authorities believe are "Mobilizing towards violence," as Barr put it.
Barr went onto say that "Warrant-proof encryption is also seriously impairing our ability to monitor and combat domestic and foreign terrorists." Barr stated that "Smaller terrorist groups and 'lone wolf' actors" - such as those involved in the series of mass shootings in California, Texas and Ohio that occurred in the weeks after his speech - "Have turned increasingly to encryption." Barr later noted that he was specifically referencing encryption used by "Consumer products and services such as messaging, smartphones, email, and voice and data applications."
Some have charged that the lack of interest on the part of William Barr is due to the fact that Barr's father once hired the now deceased pedophile.
Over a period of several months, Barr - aided by "Private sector partners" as well as other current and former government officials - has been laying the groundwork for the system he has now formally announced.
As a consequence, William Barr's coming "Pre-crime" program is arguably worse than the stuff of dystopian science fiction novels and films as it not only aims to detain Americans who have committed no crime but will expressly target individuals based on their use of electronic consumer products and the contents of their communications with their friends, family, co-workers, and others.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/william-barr-formally-announces-orwellian-pre-crime-program/262504/
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