FBI Didn't Knock Down a Suspect's Door Because 'It Was an Affluent Neighborhood'
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#2Just as light bends under the influence of gravity....Looks like rule of law also bends under the influence of capitalism...
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#3FYI the neighborhood is Kalorama in DC, where a lot of diplomats and high-level government officials live. Maybe the agents didn't want one of the neighbors to call the director of the FBI to have them chewed out for "making the neighborhood look bad", which is not an impossible thing to happen there considering who the neighbors are.
I imagine if you're an FBI field agent, the last thing you want for your career is for the director to be getting angry calls from other high level officials because of you.
Re: FBI Didn't Knock Down a Suspect's Door Because 'It Was an Affluent Neighborhood'
#4Just as light bends under the influence of gravity....Looks like rule of law also bends under the influence of capitalism...
In the Soviet Union the high level apparatchiks lived in better housing, away from the common people.
There will always be elite people. At least in capitalism you become rich by providing value to other people. In socialism you become elite by stealing from your comrades and forcefully eliminating the competition.
Re: FBI Didn't Knock Down a Suspect's Door Because 'It Was an Affluent Neighborhood'
#5FYI the neighborhood is Kalorama in DC, where a lot of diplomats and high-level government officials live. Maybe the agents didn't want one of the neighbors to call the director of the FBI to have them chewed out for "making the neighborhood look bad", which is not an impossible thing to happen there considering who the neighbors are. I imagine if you're an FBI field agent, the last thing you want for your career is…
thanks for pointing something out that is in the article?!
Re: FBI Didn't Knock Down a Suspect's Door Because 'It Was an Affluent Neighborhood'
#6FYI the neighborhood is Kalorama in DC, where a lot of diplomats and high-level government officials live. Maybe the agents didn't want one of the neighbors to call the director of the FBI to have them chewed out for "making the neighborhood look bad", which is not an impossible thing to happen there considering who the neighbors are. I imagine if you're an FBI field agent, the last thing you want for your career is…
thanks for pointing something out that is in the article?!
They briefly mention it, but quickly move on to "the FBI doesn't knock down rich people's doors". In this case it's more likely these particular rich people (i.e. well-connected people in the US government) than a blanket policy of "don't knock down doors in affluent neighborhoods".
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#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
thanks for pointing something out that is in the article?!
They briefly mention it, but quickly move on to "the FBI doesn't knock down rich people's doors". In this case it's more likely these particular rich people (i.e. well-connected people in the US government) than a blanket policy of "don't knock down doors in affluent neighborhoods".
Are there many neighborhoods packed with unconnected rich folks?
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
thanks for pointing something out that is in the article?!
They briefly mention it, but quickly move on to "the FBI doesn't knock down rich people's doors". In this case it's more likely these particular rich people (i.e. well-connected people in the US government) than a blanket policy of "don't knock down doors in affluent neighborhoods".
What’s the difference?
What would the implication be of „don’t knock down doors in affluent neighborhoods“?
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#9Maybe we should be asking why they are so eager to break down other people's doors, instead of harassing them for not breaking down just this one.
Re: FBI Didn't Knock Down a Suspect's Door Because 'It Was an Affluent Neighborhood'
#10People with money and power have it better. Yes, clear, thanks for yet another confirmation.
This is why I could never enjoy NYC. As a normal middle class dude you always feel everywhere that you are a nothing: no fame/no power/no money = people are rude, aggressive, hostile to you. I never felt that in London, which is a quite comparable city to NYC. I felt welcome in most places despite not being rich or famous.