FBI asks agencies who responded to Pulse to deny records requests

[JonathanRackham]

I wonder what the reasoning is behind this story?

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/pulse-orlando-nightclub-shooting/os-fbi-letter-law-enforcement-20160629-story.html



The FBI has asked law enforcement agencies who responded to Pulse nightclub to withhold records from the public, according to officials.

A June 20 letter from the FBI, attached to the City or Orlando's lawsuit over withholding 911 calls and other records from 25 media outlets including the Orlando Sentinel, was also sent to the Seminole County Sheriff's Office with instructions pertaining to how they should respond to records requests.


The letter requests that agencies deny inquiries and directs departments to "immediately notify the FBI of any requests your agency received" so "the FBI can seek to prevent disclosure through appropriate channels, as necessary."

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[DetlefK]

1. Maybe because the FBI once tried to recruit him for a fake islamic terror-plot?

If this indeed was about religion and not about his confused sexuality, wouldn't it be a bit problematic that it was the FBI who tried to nudge him towards terrorism?

[tyne]

2. What?

I think this is pretty standard. Federal Bureau of INVESTIGATION. Don't you think it's a good idea to give the FBI a few weeks to investigate? No?

And i thought it was the right who where chin-deep in conspiracies.

[DetlefK]

9. link

http://www.alternet.org/grayzone-project/omar-mateen-committed-mass-murder-fbi-tried-lure-him-terror-plot

[tyne]

15. Yes.

This is common knowledge. And what does it have to do with the FBI requesting the withholding of information while they investigate?

[Octafish]

16. No shit.

Like the time the FBI was interviewing a friend of the Boston bomber and had him in handcuffs and still had to shoot him seven times because he kicked a broom they said.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/16/fbi-todashev-autopsy-boston-marathon-bombing/2522677/

Gosh. I wonder what that obvious danger must have said to get the FBI so angry? I mean scared?

[JonathanRackham]

3. I'm wondering if the story is being minimized because it was an attack on the LBGT community?

Religion, sexuality?

Maybe by not over doing it they're looking to avoid copy cat crimes?

The government does strange things.

[Press Virginia]

5. It was about his religion

The FBI, reportedly, found no actual evidence he was gay. They did find his phone calls, to them and the 911 operators, had a lot of admissions and claims that he was doing it in the name of his religion.

You might be on to something about him being nudged.

[JonathanRackham]

14. Could it be religion or culture?

Could he be hiding behind a religion to mask his personal fears? A justifiable excuse to cast blame and justify the actions?

(As of late I've been pondering the escalation of violence, action/reaction in the world. It comes with my kids graduating and being turned loose into the world.)

[Press Virginia]

17. I don't know. From what I've read

his father was a supporter of the Taliban's brand of religion.
It's possible that it influenced his son.

[JonathanRackham]

18. I know people who are Jewish, Catholic and Muslim.

They haven't been to temple, church, mosque in years yet they claim to be of that religion. I call their habits "cultural"; not religious. They cherry pick their religion for the best and avoid the responsibility and religion. Religious symbols and all the holidays...............

In America we do this around Christmas.

So a person can kill in the name of a religion but yet not be religious. People can do the same thing around flags and national pride.

It's scary how peoples minds can become conditioned and demented.

[Press Virginia]

20. Thats why I said "his religion" and not Islam

while he may have identified as a Muslim, it doesn't seem he was actually active in his practice.

[JonathanRackham]

21. Touche'

[MohRokTah]

19. WOO!!!!!!!

[malaise]

4. Because we might find out who really killed most of those

people????

[Press Virginia]

6. Who, other than the man who claimed to be the killer, was the killer?

maybe it was the guy OJ had been looking for?

[DetlefK]

10. link

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/police-admit-officers-orlando-shooting/

[HereSince1628]

7. The possibility of terror connection... imaginable that they don't want people mucking around

harrassing the innocent and making investigation and surveillance of their "authentic" persons of interest more difficult.

[JonathanRackham]

8. When rumors run wild, more damage is done.

[HereSince1628]

11. Yes, and I suppose especially so when the rumors are built around fear and loathing

Why expose the victims to more of that?

[JonathanRackham]

12. Guess it depends on the individual.

I'd rather deal with the harsh truth rather then isolate myself from it. It really depends upon how people process the information.

[HereSince1628]

13. Yes, and I think there is concern that a significant component would deal with it poorly.