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The head of the FBI believes that a spike in violent crime in many cities may be due to officers' fears of showing up on Internet videos confronting suspects.
FBI Director James Comey told reporters Wednesday that a "viral video effect" is leading to less aggressive policing that "could well be at the heart" of an alarming increase in murders in many cities, according to an account recorded by the New York Times.
"There's a perception that police are less likely to do the marginal additional policing that suppresses crime -- the getting out of your car at 2 in the morning and saying to a group of guys, 'Hey, what are you doing here?'" he told reporters.
Comey's remarks came after he was briefed on rising crime rates in more than 40 cities during the first quarter of 2016. The director did not reveal specific statistics, and the FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
James Comey, welcome to the panopticon you dragged the rest of us into. It's rather a double-edged sword, isn't it?
(Score: 2) by dltaylor on Friday May 13 2016, @08:55AM
I've got a bridge for sale down in San Diego; great cash flow.
The man is a professional liar.
(Score: 1) by Osamabobama on Friday May 13 2016, @06:46PM
Regarding toll bridges in San Diego, it may be interesting (for potential buyers) to note that the Coronado Bridge stopped charging tolls in 2002. Wikipedia says [wikipedia.org] that it was the last bridge in California to collect tolls. For your misinformation needs, here is the official government page on the subject, still stuck in 1999: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/esc/tollbridge/Coronado/Corofacts.html [ca.gov]
On the other hand, there is a pedestrian bridge [crossborderxpress.com] to the Tijuana Airport from San Diego that charges $12 to cross. I'm not sure what the cash flow looks like for that one, but it's only been open since December 2015, so its track record is limited.
Appended to the end of comments you post. Max: 120 chars.
(Score: 3, Touché) by captain normal on Friday May 13 2016, @10:34PM
From the link to Wikipedia that you posted: " On June 27, 2002, it became the last toll bridge in Southern California to discontinue tolls,...". There is a hell of a difference between "Southern California" and the other 2/3 of California. In the San Francisco bay area there are at least 6 bridges that still charge tolls.
The Musk/Trump interview appears to have been hacked, but not a DDOS hack...more like A Distributed Denial of Reality.