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To: Bonaparte
The FBI has offered its help through agents and profilers but police have so far has not accepted

Territorial? Why would they refuse FBI help?

14 posted on 07/27/2004 10:46:30 AM PDT by stainlessbanner
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To: stainlessbanner
"Why would they refuse FBI help?"

1)SLC PD has had some embarassments in recent years and the mayor is keeping a close eye on them. I think they may want to prove something.

2) The case is only one week old, they have apparently collected a lot of evidence and they appear to be very confident they can solve this themselves.

3) Once the FBI is brought in, they can sometimes irritate the local cops by throwing their weight around. Depends how well the local PD gets along with the people in the FBI field office.

28 posted on 07/27/2004 11:23:26 AM PDT by Bonaparte
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To: stainlessbanner
Territorial? Why would they refuse FBI help?

A lot of local LEOs will tell you that "FBI" stands for "Fart, Belch, & Itch" (their alleged behavior on any investigation) or "Federally Badged Idiots" (overall adjective of choice).

If the FBI's profiling shop offered help, I'd take it. They really know their stuff.

31 posted on 07/27/2004 11:31:06 AM PDT by Poohbah ("Beware the fury of a patient man." -- John Dryden)
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