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Odin2005

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22. Unfortunately you can't punish people until they commit a crime.

Reply to redstateblues (Original post)

Sun Jun 12, 2016, 08:35 PM

Jun 2016

This guy's contacts with IS must have been discreet enough that the Feds couldn't nail him for anything.

I'd rather not go down the road of punishing "thoughtcrime".

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Sounds like the FBI had him and let him go [View all] redstateblues Jun 2016 OP

FBI failure. roamer65 Jun 2016 #1

Yep. redstateblues Jun 2016 #2

approx one percent of US population is muslim (3.3 million) Angel Martin Jun 2016 #6

LIKE TheDebbieDee Jun 2016 #12

potential terrorists that are licensed to conceal carry weapons redstateblues Jun 2016 #15

Due process Travis_0004 Jun 2016 #3

LIKE TheDebbieDee Jun 2016 #13

The FBI has probably had contact with most children of Muslim immigrants in the country Recursion Jun 2016 #4

No. Absolutely not. Particularly in nearby Dearborn... Barack_America Jun 2016 #5

You might be interested to learn about the FBI surveillance and informant network in Dearborn Recursion Jun 2016 #7

And? Your claim that most Dearborn kids have been interviewed by the FBI is still wrong. Barack_America Jun 2016 #10

I didn't say they'd been interviewed (nt) Recursion Jun 2016 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Recursion Jun 2016 #16

Maybe they can spare some FBI personal who are investigating email servers.... winstars Jun 2016 #8

NBC 840high Jun 2016 #9

Is there any way of preventing someone who has never been convicted of a crime Nye Bevan Jun 2016 #11

Assault weapons ban oberliner Jun 2016 #19

Well, we can't have it both ways.... Adrahil Jun 2016 #14

Wow, how many times has the CIA and FBI failed to capture someone that later Rex Jun 2016 #18

How does this relate catnhatnh Jun 2016 #20

He possessed a security clearance and was a guard for G4S (govt contractor) NightWatcher Jun 2016 #21

Unfortunately you can't punish people until they commit a crime. Odin2005 Jun 2016 #22