In times of war or great civil unrest and danger, people are willing to give up some freedom in order to secure more protection. For example, it is conceivable that some people would be willing to give the police greater and wider powers to conduct searches in order to combat drugs. What is your opinion about freedom and security?

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Abagail Griffin

Social Studies

21 February, 16:47

In times of war or great civil unrest and danger, people are willing to give up some freedom in order to secure more protection. For example, it is conceivable that some people would be willing to give the police greater and wider powers to conduct searches in order to combat drugs. What is your opinion about freedom and security?

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Terrance Herman · Answer 1

Only when there is explicit danger for the nation and its people.

Explanation:

It takes an acrobatic politician and government to find the perfect balance between freedom and security; when you try to secure the latter the former is abused.

If we look at the coronavirus pandemic we see that, when there is real danger, people in general are willing to give up some of their freedom.

But it becomes more problematic when there is civil unrest. To start with, how to define or measure civil unrest is a bit tricky and more difficult than counting coronavirus cases and deaths. Secondly, civil unrest, like what is happening in Minneapolis right now, is all about the freedom to exercise the right to express your grieves with the way a nation is dealing (or ignoring) a problem. And this particular problem the U. S. have with its Afroamerican population should be dealt with, not by giving the police more power.