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FBI misused surveillance tool on Jan. 6 suspects, BLM arrestees and others
- kevviiinn 3y agoWell I'm definitely not surprised. Give law enforcement any sort of surveillance powers like that and of course they're going to abuse the shit out of it. They literally have zero oversight whatsoever And they say it has "now been scaled back" Color me skeptical
- chatmasta 3y agoThe 200k+ from the past year is scaled back from 1 mil+ the year prior.
- jbirer 3y agoThings like these are always "oh no FBI is overreaching", until a terrorist attack happens, and then everyone goes "why did the FBI not do more? what's the intelligence agency good for".
- speed_spread 3y ago"always" and "everyone", really?
- kevviiinn 3y agoHyperbole and tyranny make great friends
- bediger4000 3y agoRemember 2002-2010? I think he's right.
- kevviiinn 3y agoFrom what I remember there were warnings that went entirely ignored, just like with most of the mass shooters we've been seeing So no, these surveillance capabilities actually don't help at all