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Were NFA weapons at the Mandalay Bay/Las Vegas shooting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 3872564" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>Having seen more than a few 302’s in my time, your premise is not invalid.</p><p></p><p>That being said, there are very much “logical reasons” for official reports to be omissive, obfuscatory and outright misleading. The fact of the matter is that crimes of violence, and especially violent crimes involving guns are politically sensitive. Look no further than NYC and LA refusing to provide the FBI-BJS with their UCR’s now. Do you think if the UCR’s indicated a decrease in violent crime, that they’d refuse to provide the data?</p><p></p><p>No. It makes them look bad. I hate to tell you this, but simply refusing to provide UCR’s is the last step in misleading the public on crime. Before going to such an extreme measure, there are many ways to manipulate crime reports so as to minimize negative consequences. That goes all the way down to a slick-sleeve officer on the street.</p><p></p><p>So when you have one of the absolute highest profile gun crimes in US history on your watch, you don’t write a report without review and approval from on high, so any sensitive information is diffused and “blowback” is minimized or eliminated. That includes any negative policy implications too.</p><p></p><p>Even at my level, I try to make sure our reports are clear, concise, accurate and convey all factors, both aggravating and mitigating. But, if I know that senior leadership in DC will be reviewing the reports the next day for reasons? Yeah, that report is gonna get soaked, scrubbed, washed, rinsed, polished and re-re-re-reviewed before being submitted.</p><p></p><p>The difference between even the most sensitive reports I’ve ever submitted and the Vegas Massacre report is simple. They’d never let someone like me submit a report on the Vegas Massacre. When a report of that magnitude must be written, they hand pick highly skilled people to write them. One of the most coveted skills for that assignment is being politically astute. They can and will write what is wanted by the brass.</p><p></p><p>I’m no conspiracy theorist, I’m just a realist. When I read reports I’m always on watch for what’s between the lines. I’m looking as much for what’s not there as what is. In a lot of cases you’re right, it’s just sloppy report writing. And just because someone’s capable of writing a good report, doesn’t mean they always do. Sometimes they do “good enough for government work” and file it because they know it’s gonna disappear into a black hole once their supervisor approves it, never to be read again.</p><p></p><p>But not the Vegas Massacre report. Reports like those are never poorly written. They’re just carefully crafted, for reasons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 3872564, member: 1132"] Having seen more than a few 302’s in my time, your premise is not invalid. That being said, there are very much “logical reasons” for official reports to be omissive, obfuscatory and outright misleading. The fact of the matter is that crimes of violence, and especially violent crimes involving guns are politically sensitive. Look no further than NYC and LA refusing to provide the FBI-BJS with their UCR’s now. Do you think if the UCR’s indicated a decrease in violent crime, that they’d refuse to provide the data? No. It makes them look bad. I hate to tell you this, but simply refusing to provide UCR’s is the last step in misleading the public on crime. Before going to such an extreme measure, there are many ways to manipulate crime reports so as to minimize negative consequences. That goes all the way down to a slick-sleeve officer on the street. So when you have one of the absolute highest profile gun crimes in US history on your watch, you don’t write a report without review and approval from on high, so any sensitive information is diffused and “blowback” is minimized or eliminated. That includes any negative policy implications too. Even at my level, I try to make sure our reports are clear, concise, accurate and convey all factors, both aggravating and mitigating. But, if I know that senior leadership in DC will be reviewing the reports the next day for reasons? Yeah, that report is gonna get soaked, scrubbed, washed, rinsed, polished and re-re-re-reviewed before being submitted. The difference between even the most sensitive reports I’ve ever submitted and the Vegas Massacre report is simple. They’d never let someone like me submit a report on the Vegas Massacre. When a report of that magnitude must be written, they hand pick highly skilled people to write them. One of the most coveted skills for that assignment is being politically astute. They can and will write what is wanted by the brass. I’m no conspiracy theorist, I’m just a realist. When I read reports I’m always on watch for what’s between the lines. I’m looking as much for what’s not there as what is. In a lot of cases you’re right, it’s just sloppy report writing. And just because someone’s capable of writing a good report, doesn’t mean they always do. Sometimes they do “good enough for government work” and file it because they know it’s gonna disappear into a black hole once their supervisor approves it, never to be read again. But not the Vegas Massacre report. Reports like those are never poorly written. They’re just carefully crafted, for reasons. [/QUOTE]
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