"Related: I wince every time someone says it's the FBI's job to catch criminals, and we should make it easier for them to do so. No, it's not their job to catch

"Related: I wince every time someone says it's the FBI's job to catch criminals, and we should make it easier for them to do so. No, it's not their job to catch criminals, period. Their job is to catch criminals while protecting everybody's fundamental human rights. It's part of their job description, part of their raison d'etre, and yes, it's a tough job. If you can't accept a tough job, you don't deserve a badge." That may be what we wish, but I wonder how often each of the following to phrases are heard within FBI evaluations: - That's some great police work there, Lou. - That's some great civil liberties protection there, Lou. That which gets measured gets done.