[Kermit]

Why do we have an unconstitutional national police force? Why aren't local cops making the arrests? Why are bank robberies Federal crimes, if they don't cross State borders?

[MileHi]

Why do we have an unconstitutional national police force? Why aren't local cops making the arrests? Why are bank robberies Federal crimes, if they don't cross State borders?

Good questions, every one.

[sneakypete]

Why are bank robberies Federal crimes, if they don't cross State borders?

The justification for this is because the feds insure all individual depositer losses up to 100 grand,so that makes stealing money from a bank a federal offense. The reason this happened was the depression and bank robbers caused people to lose faith in banks in the 30's.

[Dukie]

Why are bank robberies federal crimes

Interesting question.

(1)The bank may be federally chartered

(2)The bank is required to have federal deposit insurance

(3)The stolen property - Federal reserve notes

More than the federal camel's nose is certainly inside the bank's tent, isn't it ?

[Issaquahking]

You need to remember that the democraps line is federalize to professionalize. I tend to think it's federalize to U.N.isize. Bush needs to turn the heat up on these fast and loose bunch of cowboy wannabees and fire, no incarcerate them, if this is the best they can do for a a low level petty criminal solution. What a bunch of morons. Spin doctors can only spin, they can't hide the awful truth here.