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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: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 13 2016, @09:12AM
One reason - though this cannot account for the total increase - is that LEOs are being charged with assault, attempted murder and murder when they treat "civilians" they way the LEOs are encouraged (and previously allowed) to treat them. LEOs are also being charged more frequently with other crimes like attempted rape, sexual assault and rape.
Remember kids, if your crimes aren't being whitewashed then you're (finally) part of the problem.
(Score: 3, Funny) by mcgrew on Friday May 13 2016, @03:31PM
LEOs are being charged with assault
Pssst... officer, this is a nerd site. LEO is low earth orbit here. The three letter non-acronym word you're searching for is "cop". Substitute LEO and we know you are one, your AC isn't keeping that secret. Fool!
Donald Trump is a mixture of Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover, multiplied by ten.
(Score: 2) by edIII on Friday May 13 2016, @09:20PM
For the record, I'm not a cop. I also use the term LEO quite liberally to refer to Law Enforcement Officers. It shouldn't be that strange to you man, it's still three letters like CIA/NSA/FBI/ATF/DOD :)
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 2) by mcgrew on Saturday May 14 2016, @02:00PM
Why are you using a three letter acronym for a three letter word (cop)? That's plain stupid.
Donald Trump is a mixture of Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover, multiplied by ten.
(Score: 3, Touché) by devlux on Friday May 13 2016, @10:10PM
Psst. Let me give you a new word to add to your vocabulary.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/context [dictionary.com]
(Score: 2) by mcgrew on Saturday May 14 2016, @01:56PM
No, I stand by the comment. Here, LEO means Low Earth Orbit. Calling a cop an LEO says something about the poster, like maybe he IS one, and he's certainly not a nerd. Maybe a marketer but certainly has no interest in science or technology.
I have a bias against acronyms anyway. When there's a three letter WORD that is synonymous with your acronym and the acronym has more than one use, using the acronym is brain-dead STUPID. FBI? That's okay, the full thing is unwieldy, but LEO for "cop" is dumb, dumb, dumb.
NO CONTEXT IS NEEDED IF YOU KNOW THE LANGUAGE. And if you're using the coefficient of performance acronym, use upper case.
Donald Trump is a mixture of Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover, multiplied by ten.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 13 2016, @10:27PM
GP AC here. I use LEO instead of "cop" because the problem is more that just "cops". It's also correction officers, sheriffs, state troopers, detectives and even some of the brass.
BTW, I'm just a programmer with no history or affiliation with law enforcement. Nice troll though.
(Score: 3, Informative) by LoRdTAW on Friday May 13 2016, @05:18PM
You left off robbery.
A friend of mine was robbed by NYPD cops in broad daylight a little over a month ago. They stopped him for no reason other than they didn't like that a brown dude was driving a nice BMW around at 2PM in a "brown" neighborhood. Six white cops tossed his car while threatening him with jail demanding he tell them where his guns and drugs were. Because, you know that is the only reason why a brown guy can afford a BMW. Never mind the fact that he has a masters degree in business and works in Manhattan. They even threatened they were going to tow his car. In the end four of the cops left and the remaining two went into his car, disconnected his dash cam and removed the SD card. They then took his wallet, removed $220 in cash and told him to fuck off.
Why was he driving around at 2pm? He took the day off to go the the casino at Aqueduct with his cousin who he was picking up. The money was for gambling and food. Took him over a week to even admit it happened as he felt violated and dehumanized. The NYPD motto: CPR or courtesy, professionalism and respect. What a joke. The sooner we get these bums out, the better.
(Score: 2) by GungnirSniper on Friday May 13 2016, @05:43PM
You mean like the rah-rah column in The Boston Herald supporting the pummeling of a fleeing suspect [bostonherald.com]?
I don't know why if this guy was a suspect for days in chases why he wasn't on the receiving end of an overnight SWAT raid, like minor drug dealers are?
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by Thexalon on Friday May 13 2016, @09:06PM
Overnight raid, sure, but why does SWAT need to be involved?
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