[Pylot]

Well here is the first example of the prosecution of a citizen under a law created and allegedly reserved for terrorists.

Pure BS.

[Ditto]

Well here is the first example of the prosecution of a citizen under a law created and allegedly reserved for terrorists.

I would consider putting an airplane in danger of crashing to be terrorism.

[gdani]

Well here is the first example of the prosecution of a citizen under a law created and allegedly reserved for terrorists.

Not true. The PATRIOT Act has been used against many people not considered "terrorists" - from breaking up a prostitution ring to people involved in child porn. Such info is easily available on the USDOJ website.

And the Act itself clearly spells out that many of the provisions (if not most) are for criminal laws as well as terrorism.

[antiRepublicrat]

Well here is the first example of the prosecution of a citizen under a law created and allegedly reserved for terrorists.

Sorry, it's happened before. They used it against the owner of a Las Vegas strip club, Michael Galardi, in a simple local corruption investigation.