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Originally posted by DeltAlum
Sounds good on paper, but why would a student (which the person in question is) have credentials, and how could he/she prove it was a class assignment.
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Well, I'm studying historic architecture right now, and a lot of our coursework involves documenting various buildings and landmarks in the city. Our faculty are, obviously, well aware that our behavior, which even 4 years ago wouldn't be looked at sideways, could be seen as suspicious. So, they used their contacts with a certain city agency, and when we're questioned in certain areas, we mention that we have the clearance from So-and-so. That tends to help, but it's different to do this for graduate school and not a HS photo project.
I think America is reacting to terrorism in a way that only a new country which experienced a major terrorist attack would. I don't want to call it over-reaction, but older nations with a history of major terrorist attacks have probably found better ways to protect themselves without revoking civil liberties. Soon, we will perfect the art of providing homeland security without infringing on basic civil rights.
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