LEO Rant
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2017 9:39 am
Ok, I hate to say this, but I have lost all respect for our Federal Law Enforcement Officers. And here's why:
If you do something that you know is wrong once, that is a problem. If you do two things that you know is wrong, that is a big problem. And if those things are done by more than one person/organization, that big problem is systemic. Allow me to explain.
Shortly after Barack Obama was first inaugurated as President of the United States, he held a state dinner for the leader of India. Secret Service failed to keep party crashers from getting to the dinner, and these uninvited guests were even able to get to the Vice President of the United States without so much as a security check as far as we know. (H3ll, I did a better job as a college freshman of keeping crashers out of keg parties!)
Now we find that the Director of the FBI, the Federal Bureau of Investigation - our national police department, was leaking information to the public about ongoing investigations that were being conducted by officers of the FBI (under his supervision). And he did this because he does not like his boss. I am sorry, but this is beyond insubordination. This is in direct violation of his sworn duties, as I understand it.
Don't get me wrong, I am all for our freedom of the press, and I certainly want any information that can be divulged to be so. But to use your position and power within government to actively subvert one of our three branches of government, simply because you don't like it, is in my mind, criminal. (And mind you, his actions were against the same branch of government he worked in. Something about 'cutting off your own nose to spite your face' comes to mind.)
Am I wrong? If so, please enlighten me.
If you do something that you know is wrong once, that is a problem. If you do two things that you know is wrong, that is a big problem. And if those things are done by more than one person/organization, that big problem is systemic. Allow me to explain.
Shortly after Barack Obama was first inaugurated as President of the United States, he held a state dinner for the leader of India. Secret Service failed to keep party crashers from getting to the dinner, and these uninvited guests were even able to get to the Vice President of the United States without so much as a security check as far as we know. (H3ll, I did a better job as a college freshman of keeping crashers out of keg parties!)
Now we find that the Director of the FBI, the Federal Bureau of Investigation - our national police department, was leaking information to the public about ongoing investigations that were being conducted by officers of the FBI (under his supervision). And he did this because he does not like his boss. I am sorry, but this is beyond insubordination. This is in direct violation of his sworn duties, as I understand it.
Don't get me wrong, I am all for our freedom of the press, and I certainly want any information that can be divulged to be so. But to use your position and power within government to actively subvert one of our three branches of government, simply because you don't like it, is in my mind, criminal. (And mind you, his actions were against the same branch of government he worked in. Something about 'cutting off your own nose to spite your face' comes to mind.)
Am I wrong? If so, please enlighten me.