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Where can we see a list of these 200 other groups? That's fascinating. Perhaps a much larger "re-org" is needed
by paulsutter 3y ago
Where can we see a list of these 200 other groups? That's fascinating. Perhaps a much larger "re-org" is needed
- efitz 3y agoI did a Google search for “list of us federal law enforcement organizations “ and this was the first result: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_law_enforcement_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_law_enforcement_in_t...
- est31 3y agoIn the US, basically every federal agency is responsible for enforcement of federal regulations in the domain assigned to it. Until 2003, there even used to be a dedicated Library of Congress police for example.
- graypegg 3y agoMaybe the only premise for a cop show that I’d ever watch: library force
- DicIfTEx 3y agoNot quite the library, but there was a show about the postal service cops (bankrolled by the USPS): https://yewtu.be/watch?v=OCjG78McFxQ https://yewtu.be/watch?v=OCjG78McFxQ
- galleywest200 3y agoPostal inspectors will ruin your day, do not mess with them. They are a pretty serious group of individuals.
- jonhohle 3y agoI just leaned that the post office has armed officers as well. That’s so ridiculous. Each of these agencies also stockpile ammo, a portion of which is used each year for training. I’d be happy to see the FBI take that role on for federal assignments _if_ that reduced budgets and the current rot was excised in some meaningful way with mechanisms put in place to hold individuals accountable.
- addaon 3y agoJust wait until you learn that one of the eight uniformed services of the US, along with the army, air force, and navy, is... the NOAA Corps. Yep, the weather men.
- marcosdumay 3y agoWeather service was militarized almost everywhere up to very recently, mostly due to air-force concerns. Usually this meant that it was provided by a military organization, but the US has a thing for branching its military forces. (Actually, I don't know about any country where it's completely civilian up to now. But that's not something I ever looked.)
- the-dude 3y agoSeinfeld - The Library Cop : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9tP9fI2zbE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9tP9fI2zbE Seinfeld - Newman interrogates Jerry--Mail fraud : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDmA2xoIoFU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDmA2xoIoFU