Guilty Until Proven Innocent? How about no.

Before I start answering the prompted question, I really want to say how much I enjoyed class yesterday. I like how we don’t always have to follow a certain styling of teaching and can explore the topics we discussed in class. Thanks for letting us be able to do that, Wes.
After our class discussion yesterday, I have come to realize that those kinds of class debates and pieces like “Little Brother” can easily fit into my every day life. Upon going into our discussion, I really only knew minimal and generic information about China and censorship. By hearing other people’s opinions about the reading and current situation in China, it allowed me to form an opinion about censorship and the government.
This type of book, “Little Brother” and the lessons we learn in class do allow me to utilize literature in my life in “real and significant ways”. For example, from our discussion I now am aware about ACTA. I now have a substantial opinion about the “three strikes and your out” concept. Through and class discussions and debates, I know that I don’t think ACTA is right. I do not want someone controlling my Internet usage for the rest of my life if I just so happen to do something illegally. There is no chance in hell that something so simple yet so complex will work.
Also through our class yesterday, I can apply the idea of terrorism and the monitoring of my Internet history. For example, if I just so happen to be searching how to make a bomb and the history of Al Qaeda does not make me a terrorist. Therefore, by no means do I want someone miles away filing me as “suspicious” for my recent activities online. I know that the government is trying to keep me safe, but I really do enjoy my privacy. The whole topic is very much so conflicting me at times.
“Little Brother” is helping me form my personal opinion about the world around me. Just because there is a terrorist attack does not mean that the statement “innocent until proven guilty” should be flipped around into “guilty until proven innocent”.