Two problems with this report. It shows the US government applies laws selectively based upon politics and discriminates based on disability. Threats made against Republicans and conservative journalists are ignored by the FBI. It also shows that the FBI believes that mental illness is a cause of crime. There is no causal connection between an accusation of mental illness and crime. The misguided FBI has another scapegoat, i.e. mental illness. In the early 1960s the FBI ignored multiple reports that there was a plot to assassinate the President. In every case the FBI ignored the reports because they believed the informants were mentally ill. It shows that the FBI is unable to stop major attacks on the US, e.g. September 11, 2001. It also discriminates based upon disability. Journalists share this bias and ignore the FBI abuses.
[From article]
"In a filing yesterday, federal prosecutors opposed Crosby’s motion for a temporary release from custody so that he can attend a memorial service for his father. Government lawyers cited Crosby’s “history of violence” and noted that threatening communications he has been charged with sending “indicate that the defendant may suffer from psychiatric problems.”
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/man-jailed-threats-against-npr-hosts-123964
Man Jailed For Threats Against NPR Hosts
FBI: Maine suspect menaced "All Things Considered" figures
The Smoking Gun
March 15, 2011
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