Trials of the Public amateur

When looking in the context of the time that this took place, I understand why this happened. I also think that the government was marginally justified in what they did. I do not agree with the reactionary measure that were taken but Kurtz and Ferrell did break the law, no matter what context or what reason they had. Our country was almost in shambles after 9/11 and the whole situation was completely overblown by the FBI. I cannot imagine being treated like that by the people we pay to protect us, especially in the aftermath of losing your wife unexpectedly. They should have seen the obvious instead of freaking out. I believe in artistic expression and the publics right to knowledge as much as the next person but we cannot cross the boundaries laid out for us by the government. We all need to be held to the same standards otherwise, the law becomes useless to us. This was a very complicated situation.