Welcome to Hooverville. (Letters).Charles Peters said in his November 2001 column ("Tilting at Windmills") that the FBI does not emphasize the prevention of crime but only the apprehension The seizure and arrest of a person who is suspected of having committed a crime. A reasonable belief of the possibility of imminent injury or death at the hands of another that justifies a person acting in Self-Defense against the potential attack. of perpetrators after the fact. He is right, but even in the wake of September 11 we should all be thankful that this is so. Remember the past. Under J. Edgar Hoover Noun 1. J. Edgar Hoover - United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972) John Edgar Hoover, Hoover , the FBI tried just such a proactive approach. The result was spying on and harassing citizens, including civil rights giants such as Martin Luther King and journalists including Fred Cook Fred Cook may refer to:
Jackson Northman Anderson (October 19, 1922 – December 17, 2005) was an American newspaper columnist and is considered one of the fathers of modern . While federal agencies such as the FBI deserve some blame for the attacks, they don't deserve all of it. Let's face it: The events of September 11 represent an incredible failure for state and local law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). . Perhaps if they had paid some attention to the sinister activities of foreigners--and there were, in retrospect, plenty--instead of hassling innocent Americans for "driving while black" and the like, the outcome on that day might have been different. EDWIN KRAMPITZ, JR. Drewryville, Va. |
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