Pubdate: Fri, 02 May 2008 Source: Calgary Herald (CN AB) Copyright: 2008 Canwest Publishing Inc. Contact: http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/letters.html Website: http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/66 Author: Beth Ed Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v08.n442.a03.html PROTECTION PARAMOUNT Re: "Rights are forfeited," Letter, April 28. I am shocked at how many people are willing to give up their hard-won right to privacy these days. Search warrants and probable cause are not simply annoying bits of red tape, they are legal processes designed to protect individual freedoms. We should not hand over power to governments and affiliated organizations to wield authority willy-nilly; we should protect ourselves from the dangers of unchecked power. Beth Ed Calgary - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin