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kpete

(72,013 posts)
Sun Nov 8, 2015, 04:59 PM Nov 2015

FBI Director James Comey Should STFU.

Comey's "common sense"

by digby

This is interesting:

These 4 Cops Lied About Getting Shot to Manufacture Outrage Against ‘Black Lives Matter’
Dylan Sevett | November 7, 2015
If there’s a war on police, it’s being waged by officers themselves.

Four cops from four different departments lied about shootings they were responsible for, and their lies were used by media outlets and pro-police groups to implicate Black Lives Matter protesters each time. It turns out that in all four cases, the officers involved either shot themselves, shot their own car, or were shot by a fellow officer.

The link goes into the four cases.
http://usuncut.com/black-lives-matter/these-4-cops-lied-about-getting-shot-to-manufacture-outrage-against-black-lives-matter/






An I think that James Comey should STFU. This is just irresponsible nonsense:

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 don’t know for sure whether that’s the case … but I do have a strong sense.”
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/26/fbi-director-ferguson-effect-crime-policing-james-comey


Basically he's saying that police are refusing to do their duties if they are subject to scrutiny. If they have to follow the law they just can't do their jobs. They're out there doing their duty and the head of the FBI is saying they are slacking because they're scared of being caught on tape. I think most decent cops would be offended by that.

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/comeys-common-sense.html
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FBI Director James Comey Should STFU. (Original Post) kpete Nov 2015 OP
Fucking Republican ... GeorgeGist Nov 2015 #1
Why is this guy still FBI director with Obama still in the WH? -nt- 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #2
Because Obama appointed him in 2013 madville Nov 2015 #3
Sometimes Obama's right hand seems not to know what his left hand is doing nt 99th_Monkey Nov 2015 #4
But he won't. And neither should BLM. kelliekat44 Nov 2015 #5

madville

(7,412 posts)
3. Because Obama appointed him in 2013
Sun Nov 8, 2015, 06:23 PM
Nov 2015

And Congress confirmed him to the standard 10-year term.

A director can be removed by a President "for cause", this probably doesn't meet that level. Ethics violations, criminal offenses, etc would be a more likely "cause".

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