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> He gave me the standard line: 2-3 weeks if I hear from anyone. > I never heard from anyone. What is the FBI doing if they're not working on cases like this

> He gave me the standard line: 2-3 weeks if I hear from anyone. > I never heard from anyone. What is the FBI doing if they're not working on cases like this or domestic terrorism/mass shootings? We continue to have both classes of crimes in droves.

mcherm 8mo ago
They are busy assisting ICE with hunting down immigrants.
engineer_22 8mo ago
Having recently been the victim of burglary, twice, I was shocked and dismayed at the lack of response from the authorities...
- y-curious 8mo ago
  You end up investigating it yourself and they still don’t care. Definitely changed my view of the cops when we got robbed by our neighbor in Buffalo, NY
Xeoncross 8mo ago
You're just a citizen. Why would any of the three-letter agencies work on what you need?
some_random 8mo ago
They're busy planning domestic terrorism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer_kidnapping_plot#FBI_informants_and_agents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer_kidnapping_pl...), entrapping the mentally ill (https://archive.vn/riFSI https://archive.vn/riFSI), etc. In all seriousness, this is probably an international crime and they just do not have the resources to chase them all down.
- stogot 8mo ago
  That first link does not prove your claim
  - some_random 8mo ago
    Sorry no it doesn't prove my half joking claim it only documents a single case of a high profile terrorist plot from a small group that was led by an FBI informant, containing another 4 informants and agents, and funded by the FBI in which they had trouble convicting several defendants (despite a 95%+ conviction rate normally) for some reason no clue why.
    - stogot 8mo ago
      Where is the proof to your claim the FBI informant “led” the plot as opposed to being aware and involved in the same group (how informants work to get inside information)
stackskipton 8mo ago
Because a lot of scammers are overseas in countries that either won't extradite and/or cooperate with investigators. Why focus on those cases when no one will face justice?
- phendrenad2 8mo ago
  But if you do nothing, it enables people in countries that DO extradite and cooperate to get in on the fun, too. I guess that's just being nice to our allies.
toast0 8mo ago
The FBI does not have a mandate to investigate all reported crimes. AFAIK, no law enforcement agency does. They triage the reports, and most reports don't get investigated. Most mass shootings don't have a lot of the FBI to investigate. The perpetrator often dies on site, so they can't be charged with anything. FBI will likely investigate if there were any co-conspirators, and may work with ATF to determine how the perpetrator obtained the firearm(s). Many times we hear that the perpetrator was "on the FBI's radar", but most of the time, there was no unlawful conduct before the shooting, so what are they supposed to do?
nusl 8mo ago
They're busy redacting the Epstein Files

mcherm 8mo ago

They are busy assisting ICE with hunting down immigrants.

engineer_22 8mo ago

Having recently been the victim of burglary, twice, I was shocked and dismayed at the lack of response from the authorities...

y-curious 8mo ago
You end up investigating it yourself and they still don’t care. Definitely changed my view of the cops when we got robbed by our neighbor in Buffalo, NY

Xeoncross 8mo ago

You're just a citizen. Why would any of the three-letter agencies work on what you need?

some_random 8mo ago

They're busy planning domestic terrorism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer_kidnapping_plot#FBI_informants_and_agents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretchen_Whitmer_kidnapping_pl...), entrapping the mentally ill (https://archive.vn/riFSI https://archive.vn/riFSI), etc. In all seriousness, this is probably an international crime and they just do not have the resources to chase them all down.

stogot 8mo ago
That first link does not prove your claim
- some_random 8mo ago
  Sorry no it doesn't prove my half joking claim it only documents a single case of a high profile terrorist plot from a small group that was led by an FBI informant, containing another 4 informants and agents, and funded by the FBI in which they had trouble convicting several defendants (despite a 95%+ conviction rate normally) for some reason no clue why.
  - stogot 8mo ago
    Where is the proof to your claim the FBI informant “led” the plot as opposed to being aware and involved in the same group (how informants work to get inside information)

stackskipton 8mo ago

Because a lot of scammers are overseas in countries that either won't extradite and/or cooperate with investigators. Why focus on those cases when no one will face justice?

phendrenad2 8mo ago
But if you do nothing, it enables people in countries that DO extradite and cooperate to get in on the fun, too. I guess that's just being nice to our allies.

toast0 8mo ago

The FBI does not have a mandate to investigate all reported crimes. AFAIK, no law enforcement agency does. They triage the reports, and most reports don't get investigated. Most mass shootings don't have a lot of the FBI to investigate. The perpetrator often dies on site, so they can't be charged with anything. FBI will likely investigate if there were any co-conspirators, and may work with ATF to determine how the perpetrator obtained the firearm(s). Many times we hear that the perpetrator was "on the FBI's radar", but most of the time, there was no unlawful conduct before the shooting, so what are they supposed to do?

nusl 8mo ago

They're busy redacting the Epstein Files