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| Florida governor calls for FBI director’s resignation over missed Parkland tip-off |
| 2018-02-17 |
| [RT] Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) is calling for the director of the FBI, Christopher Wray, to resign in the wake of the high school shooting that killed 17 students. Scott is responding to the revelation that the FBI did not follow proper protocol when it failed to follow up on a tip about the shooter, Nikolas Cruz, just five weeks prior to the Valentine’s Day massacre. "The FBI’s failure to take action against this killer is unacceptable....The FBI Director needs to resign," said Scott in a statement. “We constantly promote ‘see something, say something,’ and a courageous person did just that to the FBI. And the FBI failed to act. ‘See something, say something’ is an incredibly important tool and people must have confidence in the follow through from law enforcement. The FBI director needs to resign,” Scott added. Pressure is building. I suspect he'll be stepping down early next week. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 the Boston based FBI actually enabled hits during the Bulger days, and they all got their gold plated pensions. The list of bungles has grown exponentially since then. And now they're dabbling in treason with a duly elected president. Isn't anyone accountable in that rotten organization? Fire them and take away their pensions. |
| Posted by: Regular joe 2018-02-17 22:15 |
| #12 Short time? About 3 decades in my thinking. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-02-17 21:17 |
#11 I have to ask tho, how has the culture of the FBI become so tarnished lately in such a relatively short time? So short time? We've had 17 years of "religion of peace" BS putting out the message that politics is more important than truth. (Hell, why didn't the FBI step in when the BATF turned to gun-running with "Fast and Furious"?) |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2018-02-17 20:22 |
| #10 Besoeker, Salami, and NoMoBS. It sounds like you all have years of line experience and have most likely been in harm's way to uphold the law. Thanks so much for your service. I have to ask tho, how has the culture of the FBI become so tarnished lately in such a relatively short time? It is sad to see. Trust for the FBI has been sorely damaged and it will be hard to get back. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-02-17 18:30 |
| #9 Boeseker- Yes, for sure lives were saved by our collective efforts. I recall getting some very obscure and tenuous leads that turned out very well. One notable (non-security related) was a "shotgun all-Agent lead" from another squad member asking to display a photo of an arsonist fugitive to logical sources. Every member of my FCI squad passed on it. I didn't and arrested the fugitive the same day. Of course the source turned me onto the fellow under a new ID and his newly acquired shop funded by the fire insurance pay-off. In security cases, if more would merely consider that perhaps their own family members might be harmed, it could go a long way. |
| Posted by: Jack Salami 2018-02-17 16:01 |
| #8 I'm tired of looking back Jack. We all tend to forget that 'at the time'.... we did the best job we could, honorably, and with the best of intentions. Wrestling with diperate outcomes 30 years later only make you crazier. Perhaps we saved a few lives. Who knows. When you're down in it crumbing the ditch, it's hard to see beyond the spoil. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-02-17 14:44 |
| #7 No More BS and I tried very hard to insure safety measures were in place but at times the leadership employees stuck in bureaucratic bilge where the worst enemies. The PC BS didn't help. I once got terrorism tip where the caller wasn't sure she could report that the suspect looked like a Middle Eastern. I had to pry it out of her. The failures are surrounded by many factors. |
| Posted by: Jack Salami 2018-02-17 13:21 |
| #6 Thank you both for serving our communities and keeping us safe. Thank you also for your continued insights and comments here at the Burg. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-02-17 12:47 |
| #5 I worked closely with Jack Salami for years. He knows what he is talking about but |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2018-02-17 12:44 |
| #4 Having served 30 yrs in the FBI I'm appalled by the chronic screw ups- Ft. Hood, Boston Marathon, Orlando disco shooting, and now Parkland. Not sure having Wray resign is the answer. Many safe guards must be implemented. Examples must be made of firings of those directly in the chain of command who failed. Have a Top Ten Billboard prominently displayed of fired employees and the reason. |
| Posted by: Jack Salami 2018-02-17 12:32 |
| #3 Over and over again we're finding that these incidents were preventable so if they're not being prevented then somebody needs to be held accountable. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2018-02-17 11:02 |
| #2 Dammit. I'll miss those "jazz hands" (which I only noticed after someone here mentioned his BL the other day - thanks!). Too weird. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2018-02-17 10:06 |
| #1 "Proud to have served... dedicated men and women of the Bureau... spend more time with my family." |
| Posted by: SteveS 2018-02-17 08:53 |