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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: 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.