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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJames Comey admits that he was talking out of his a**
from the Guardian UK:
FBI director concedes he has little evidence to support 'Ferguson effect'
James Comey says its common sense that police scrutiny has caused crime spike, as White House appears to distance itself from comments
FBI director James Comey conceded on Monday that he had little evidence to support his theory that a recent increase in crime was caused by heightened scrutiny of the police, as the White House appeared to distance itself from his remarks.
Addressing police chiefs at a conference in Chicago, Comey said he could not be certain that the so-called Ferguson effect, following unrest in the Missouri city after the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old last year, had led to a retreat by officers, but said this was common sense.
The question is, are these kinds of things changing police behavior around the country? said Comey. The honest answer is I dont know for sure whether thats the case but I do have a strong sense.
Barack Obamas press secretary, however, said at a White House briefing on Monday that available evidence does not support the notion that law enforcement officers around the country are shying away from fulfilling their responsibilities. ...........(more)
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/26/fbi-director-ferguson-effect-crime-policing-james-comey
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James Comey admits that he was talking out of his a** (Original Post)
marmar
Oct 2015
OP
People documenting police abuse and asking for reform leads to more crime!?!?
KeepItReal
Oct 2015
#3
leveymg
(36,418 posts)1. James, avoid the blue Kool Aid.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)2. As long as he errs on the side of fascism, no prob.
No harm, no foul, except to black lives and those who care about justice.
KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)3. People documenting police abuse and asking for reform leads to more crime!?!?
Having common sense obviously is not a qualification for FBI Director.
Chakab
(1,727 posts)4. The White House is "distancing itself"? If the President really believes that BLM "has a point,"
then he should issue a statement directly rebutting this fascist prick's so-called "argument."
The President should also issue an apology for reappointing these loathsome people from the Bush administration, like Comey and that idiot from the DEA, so that he could "look bipartisan" and pander to the idiots in the Beltway who have never treated him with any respect.