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The FBI still has buildings named after J Edgar Hoover. That should tell you everything you need to know about their institutional respect for justice and due p
by IIAOPSW 5y ago
The FBI still has buildings named after J Edgar Hoover. That should tell you everything you need to know about their institutional respect for justice and due process.
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- gruez 5y agoFor non-americans, what was J Edgar Hoover known for?
- black6 5y agoTurning the FBI into a blackmail operation.
- Clubber 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Edgar_Hoover#Investigation_of_subversion_and_radicals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Edgar_Hoover#Investigation_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Edgar_Hoover#Reaction_to_civil_rights_groups https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Edgar_Hoover#Reaction_to_ci...
- stephen_g 5y agoI'm also not an American - but as far as I've read - massive abuse of power in using the FBI to spy on political rivals, illegal wiretapping, illegal surveillance of US congressmen and even presidents, running the FBI while they were doing extremely controversial programs like COINTELPRO and programs and investigations that tried to hinder the civil rights movement, etc.
- dandare 5y agoAs a non American, I think COINTELPRO is the single most anti-democratic abuse of power ever done by US government. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO#Range_of_targets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO#Range_of_targets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO#Alleged_methods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO#Alleged_methods
- newsclues 5y agoBeing in the pocket of the mob
- BLKNSLVR 5y agoCross dressing