Boy, the FBI is just covering itself in glory these days:
BREAKING: FBI says Jan. 5 tip about the suspected Florida school shooter was received by FBI's Public Access Line but "protocols were not followed" to escalate the tip for further investigation – https://t.co/kdrUxk2XiK pic.twitter.com/iBnPWKHQGA
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 16, 2018
FBI Director Wray: “We are still investigating the facts. I am committed to getting to the bottom of what happened in this particular matter, as well as reviewing our processes for responding to information that we receive from the public."
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 16, 2018
FBI: On Jan. 5, a person close to to Florida school shooting suspect contacted FBI tipline and provided info on the suspect's "gun ownership, desire to kill people, erratic behavior, and disturbing social media posts, as well as the potential of him conducting a school shooting." pic.twitter.com/gO2azVwnaP
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 16, 2018
Holy crap.
'It seems to have been a remarkable error'
NBC News' @KenDilanianNBC explains why the FBI's statement points to the potential for human error in FBI investigations of potential shooter threats pic.twitter.com/MxcZT5PPIJ
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 16, 2018
“Remarkable error”? How about a deadly one?
This is a huge deal: FBI says it got a tip on the alleged Florida shooter in January and “protocols were not followed for the information received." pic.twitter.com/FQIAHXsUMy
— Dan Linden (@DanLinden) February 16, 2018
Last month!? pic.twitter.com/EOkZg0QBI9
— Jimmy (@JimmyPrinceton) February 16, 2018
Then what the heck are they doing? @FBI
— Trish C the Dish (@TrishCtheDish) February 16, 2018
That’s a great question.
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) February 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/michi83/status/964554129912795137
I guess this is the NRA's fault too. https://t.co/U5aD9PwO5O
— BT (@back_ttys) February 16, 2018
Thanks, NRA! https://t.co/5WxlKlgk0N
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) February 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/Moj_kobe/status/964554239442735104
https://twitter.com/vgrdr8/status/964554613528678400
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/964554322859130881
https://twitter.com/boisestate4life/status/964554815824003072
Federal Bureau of Eh Maybe We'll Investigate But Maybe Not https://t.co/Hc4WqDpHPz
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) February 16, 2018
Lawsuits. Lawsuits FOR DAYS
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) February 16, 2018
Oh wow.
Even if there was nothing they could have held him on, a couple of FBI agents showing up might have scared him or somehow deterred him.
Or not.
We'll never know but this is bad. https://t.co/NWSS1RwTVw
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) February 16, 2018
And you’ve got to wonder:
Law enforcement has to be right every time. The bad guys only have to get lucky once. How many of these reports does the FBI get every day across the nation? https://t.co/6t1FvvSljz
— Jazz Shaw (@JazzShaw) February 16, 2018
And how many does the FBI take seriously?
So much for that whole “do something” thing, huh?
The "do something" crowd needs to first focus on what wasn't done and why: https://t.co/GV5NOLoRxa
— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) February 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/964555257920573447
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