The PATRIOT Act extends terrorism liability beyond actual offenders

Evidence

This fear of being associated with terrorism is not mere paranoia but steeped in the political and cultural context in the United States after 9/11. In addition to increasing the surveillance capacity of the state, the USA PATRIOT Act criminalizes individuals who inadvertently fund terrorism through donations to charitable organizations. It is not just individuals who commit terrorist acts who are punished, but anyone associated with terrorism. — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 604

Categorization

• XREF: Concrete legal-institutional anchor for the reader’s map — ties surveillance to specific statutory expansion, connecting to Beydoun’s legal scholarship of Muslim racialization. — connects to: The USA PATRIOT Act expanded wiretap and indefinite detention powers without prior cause. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 564; The Patriot Act spatially policed the domestic public sphere; The PATRIOT Act criminalizes even inadvertent association with terrorism funding. (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• The PATRIOT Act criminalizes even inadvertent association with terrorism funding. #expands (0.85)