Overly Casual

The sloppy FBI work is appalling, but the young man’s casual attitude is what really surprised me. If I am Arab-American, I’m on the Watch List, my friend is posting stupid stuff on the internet about bombs and malls, and I find a GPS tracking device under my car, I’m thinking one wrong move and I’m headed for Gitmo. I can’t say whether or not the kid should have been under surveillance and I have no idea if they obtained a warrant, but it’s funny that they came and asked for their equipment back. They’re lucky they got it before he sold it on Craig’s List.

Author: BooMan

Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly. He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.