Long before you were born, I was working with the FBI to uncover both domestic communists control of the anti-Vietnam Movement as well as finding some Soviet contacts they had. I also did a little undercover work on the Nazis/KKK, then took on( on my own as a journalist), PLO supporters, Kaddafi supporters, two KGB assets in the US media, a security risk first on a Representative’s staff, then on Sen. John Kerry’s staff, and inbetween that uncovered unknown domestic revolts in No. Vietnam during the war ( by talking with senior NVA defectors, asking questions no one else had, and getting very interesting answers). In addition, I was the catalyst for our intell guys in discovering a No. Vietnamese heroin smuggler train operation bringing dope down from either northern No. Vietnam or Red China &(Yunnan Province) for shipment into So. Vietnam.
I don’t recall seeing you out in the boondocks. If you served, great. I respect that. If not, stop sounding an old John Bircher from the 50’s.
There are a lot of great FBI agents out there, risking their lives all over the world. It is the leadership that has been pisspoor since the death of Hoover, and most recently, they have been politically neutered in many ways.
That is the fault of Congress in letting Comrade Obama get away with the destruction of our intelligence organizations.
I didn’t see you where I was either. And besides anyone can say anything. And Hoover was a blackmailing homo, that’s a fact. And the FBI is infested with PC crap and is 100% in bed with the moslems. The FBI is in bed with .gov in its efforts to flood the country with terrorists. Howzabout just be honest and break into my house, then come try to sell me some iron bars.
You may like a modern Stasi but I don’t. The Stasi existed about 40 years. Currently the government collects the equivalent to the ENTIRE Stasi database every two days. In the entire history of humanity, no government has ever been so intrusive. I am glad apple is standing in their path and has the public backing and money to fight them.
The neighbors all knew the San Berdoo murderers were up to no good, but nobody called. Why? Because they correctly assessed that THEY would be the ones in trouble. People aren’t stupid. The hive mind is well aware of where the Bureau stands, and it isn’t alongside the American people.
Sentimental BS aside, it matters not a whit that a few FBI agents might be good people, because their agency is now hopelessly corrupted and has exhausted all trust.
As for a john bircher,,, why thank you!
I do not disagree with you. However, the answer does not mean private citizens are required by either courts or legislation to carry the government's burden. It is the antithesis of the principles upon which this nation was founded. The Constitution limits the power of the government, not citizens.
There is no need for the government to have access to every iPhone in this country. I know, they need a warrant, but the warrant is meaningless because more often than not no one will ever know the data on their phone was searched & harvested. No chance for the subject to "lawyer up." A prosecutors dream.
If LEO wants the data they can do it the old fashioned way. Get a warrant and seize the phone. If the owner refuses to give the passcode, get a court order. If the owner still refuses, jail him for contempt.
What color dress was hoover wearing the first time you saw him/
Max, if indeed your bio is real, then I understand. You must be very old and remember how FDR took things from We, the People, such as confiscation of privately owned gold. What you say rings true to me. And, yes, of course, the whole thing stinks from the top. I don’t question the dedication of FBI agents in the field anymore than a soldier on duty. Unfortunately, we are already in a mixed economy welfare state that is taking Rights from us faster than we can possibly reverse in my lifetime. You see the big picture. So do most people fighting with you. I don’t even think it matters what Apple or any one business does. The Rights of the Individual or in this case a business which is a collection of Individuals, has been Infringed by fascist type rules, regulation and now an Executive Branch that grants powers to itself unchecked by the Judicial or Legislative Branch. Thanks for your efforts as a patriot of our once free Republic.