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Perhaps controversial but I think the FBI should have its policing powers taken away, and reverted back to a scientific agency that assists law enforcement, not
by Overtonwindow 4y ago
Perhaps controversial but I think the FBI should have its policing powers taken away, and reverted back to a scientific agency that assists law enforcement, not investigate and make arrests of its own.
- wolverine876 4y agoWho does national-level policing? There are national-level crimes, such as espionage and terrorism, and others that require national-scale resources.
- rschneid 4y agoSomehow I don't think this country will have trouble finding folks to perform 'national-level policing'. From pop culture, I've gleaned that it's more often the opposite case: investigations are fragmented as a result of multiple organizations pursuing cases in their bureaucratic 'information silos.' Here's a list of all of them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_law_enforcement_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_law_enforcement_in_the... Ironic that one of the FBI's self-reported 'priorities' is to 'Protect civil rights.' I wonder how much longer Hanlon's razor will be a plausible excuse for this kind of lying...
- wolverine876 4y agoI know about the other organizations, but are they any better in your eyes than the FBI? AFAIK, the DHS can be much more aggressive, perhaps lacking the Justice Dept's oversight.