Why in the hell wasn't Huma Abedin's laptop looked at sooner?

[Awsi Dooger]

33. Assuming competence and intelligence from the FBI

I have no idea why that is standard practice, here or elsewhere.

I concede it's primarily in regard to true crime cases but every time I've looked into their work carefully it's astonishing how inept the organization can be. Someone with a flawed perspective is assigned as lead investigator of a specific case, and he hires assistants who share the incompetent focus. There are many related books and articles, or merely online research. It often reads like Keystone Cops or worse.

Recently I've been reading about the Colonial Parkway Murders from the late '80s. A lesbian couple were the first victims. The early local investigators and then the FBI assigned agents who had absolutely no clue about the gay community and didn't bother to study and learn. They made all types of ridiculous assumptions and it sidetracked the investigation in the early stages. The brother of one of those victims is still prominent online and he's convinced those early blunders ruined potential to solve the cases.

That's merely one example. The FBI may have famous initials but after so I'm convinced the overall caliber is far lower than conventional wisdom. A persistent theme from the books I've read is that the bureau lacks true specialists in given areas and mostly shoves agents into roles that sound close enough to their background and specialty. Square pegs here. Let's see, that leaves round pegs for the next case, whatever that may be. Sounds good.

After reading the Comey internal memo I recognized the bumbling uncertainty. More overmatched than schemer.