WHO TV

12/15/05

The Patriot Act has come under harsh criticism from people who believe it gives the government too much power to invade peoples right to privacy. Here in Iowa, members of an anti-war group believe their actions are under surveillance regardless of the Patriot Act. This week, NBC News uncovered a Pentagon database that shows the U.S. government is collecting information on American peace activists and monitoring their protests against the war. On that list, singled out as a credible threat, is an incident where an Iowa man was arrested for misdemeanor trespassing at an Air Force base in Omaha and sentenced to 90 days in a federal prison. 'The other inmates couldn't believe I was in for a federal misdemeanor, that I'd actually been sentenced to time for a misdemeanor, that is normally like a traffic ticket.' Elton Davis says he was at Offutt Air Force base protesting nuclear weapons on August 9th of last year. He wanted to present the base commander with a peace necklace, but was met by Air Force security before reaching the front gate. He admits to trespassing and spent three months in prison...

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Informant: Thomas L. Knapp