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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-27-07 09:25 AM
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Civil rights investigations plummet.
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/27/fbi-investigating-fewer-civil-rights-cases-under-bush/

Civil rights investigations plummet.

“The FBI touts civil rights enforcement as a top priority, but the number of investigations into such cases — from hate crimes to the actions of rogue police officers — has fallen sharply, raising concerns that victims are left with nowhere else to turn. … The bureau has tacitly adopted more-stringent standards governing which cases to open. That move has contributed to two-thirds fewer investigations targeting abusive police officers, cross-burners and other purveyors of hate from 2001 to 2005.”
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ThomCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-27-07 09:35 AM
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1. Is anyone surprised?
Given all the civil rights violations, invasions of privacy, and other attrocities this administration is pushing on all of us why would they bother to investigate civil rights violations?
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