The FBI’s bogus report on mass shootings

New York Post ^ | October 12, 2014 | John R. Lott Jr.

[richardb72]

It’s disheartening to see the FBI used to promote a political agenda, but that’s what we got with the bureau’s release last month of a study claim to show a sharp rise in mass shootings, a la Newtown, Conn.

The FBI counted 160 “mass” or “active” shootings in public places from 2000 to 2013. Worse, it said these attacks rose from just one in 2000 to 17 in 2013. Media outlets worldwide gave the “news” extensive coverage.

Too bad the study is remarkably shoddy — slicing the evidence to distort the results. In fact, mass public shootings have only risen ever so slightly over the last four decades.

While the FBI study discusses “mass shootings or killings,” its graphs were filled with cases that had nothing to do with mass killings. Of the 160 cases it counted, 32 involved a gun being fired without anyone being killed. Another 35 cases involved a single murder.

It’s hard to see how the FBI can count these incidents, which make up 42 percent of its 160 cases, as “mass killings.” They plainly don’t fit the FBI’s old definition, which required four or more murders, nor even its new one of at least three murders. . . .

[eyeamok]

We call this Falsifying Official Government Documents and yes it is a JAILABLE CRIME, which is where the vast majority of ALL people in the “Law Enforcement” field belong.

[Nachum]

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[DoughtyOne]

Hoover was ruthless. I’m not sure he should be our model.

He ruled with an iron fist though. He got the job done.

Had files on everyone as I understand it.

[Chainmail]

Oh, he was ruthless alright - but the Bureau was clean and kept our country safe from gangsters, Nazi saboteurs and Communists.

These days, the gangsters and Communists are in charge.

[UB355]

Thanks for posting this. I Am a FF/First Responder. Our department was sent a copy of the FBI report

[JaguarXKE]

We are so screwed as a country.

[DoughtyOne]

I agree.

[Joe Boucher]

The FBI is supposed to be a law enforcement agency.
They have become cover for this poser president.
The fBi has covered up the Murrah Building bombing, had innocents go to jail for decades to cover for mafia hit men that were informants, and a myrid of other incidents,
Absolutey NO trust in the FBI or any other F-ing gubmint anything.
IRS?
Give me a break.
Yo, American injun, how do ya feel about the bureau of indian affairs?

[GailA]

You have to understand first how crime is counted. You can eliminate a lot of crime if you hierarchical count it. Then you have big cities like Memphis that keep annexing unincorporated towns, to reduce the crime stats, as well as to gain more tax $$.

If a person is kidnapped, robbed, rapped, and murdered ONLY the murder is counted, the rest are flushed down the toilet. There are a few exceptions, like Nikki's case. I plead with you to send it VIRAL to call our RINO governor even if you don't live in TN.

Ashley Nichole 'Nikki' Read, age 8, RAPED and KILLED by david keen. 24 yrs ago. He has been on TN Death Row for 20 yrs. ALL State and Federal Appeals are FINISHED. DNA proved he raped her, he confessed he both raped and strangled her to with her own shoe laces. Yet TN Gov Bill Halsam refuses to set an execution date or sign the execution warrant. 615) 741-2001 bill.haslam@tn.gov Nikki was raped, strangled with her own Shoelaces, wrapped tightly in her blanket and thrown in the river barely still alive, where she finally drown to death. 24 Yrs of waiting for Justice, is obscene. Tell TN Governor to do his Constitutional Duty, that 2 juries decided and all appeals courts UPHELD was the right course of action. The Death Penalty.

david keen child rapist, murderer

Nikki age 8

[TurboZamboni]

The FBI’s IRS Outrage
Can law enforcers investigate a crime without interviewing any witnesses?

James Freeman

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304049704579318870529059830?mod=djemMER_h&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304049704579318870529059830.html%3Fmod%3DdjemMER_h

The Journal reports that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is unlikely to file any criminal charges in the targeting of conservative political organizations by the Internal Revenue Service. Yet Cleta Mitchell, an attorney who represents many of the targets, says that the FBI has never contacted any of her clients to discuss their treatment at the hands of the IRS. “Shouldn’t law enforcement talk to the victims in an investigation?,” she asks in an email. “That’s like investigating a burglary without interviewing the burgled,” notes a Journal editorial.

The press corps suddenly cares a great deal about cancelled meetings in New Jersey state government. Perhaps they should be asking why the FBI at first promised that the official in charge of the IRS investigation, Valerie Parlave, would meet with Rep. Jim Jordan of the House Oversight Committee and then—after contacting a senior political appointee at Justice—declined to make her available.

[a fool in paradise]

I'm stuned that the FBI would misreport these statistics. Oh, wait, doesn't Eric (Fast and Furious) Holder have authority over the FBI?

Stalinists lie. ALWAYS

And the Democrat mantra is "Politicize EVERYTHING."