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Originally Posted by The Reaper
Yeah, or the mafia in Jersey. 
The real issue is that the Feds have a deservedly bad rep for jumping in late on a case, crapping on the locals, taking credit if it is successfully concluded, and leaving the state or locals holding the bag if it goes bad.
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I am all for the fed being able to go after a sheriff if he has ties to the mob. In fact they have with a good deal of success. While the feds have a bad rep (sometimes deservedly so) there have also been plenty of times in recent history where the Feds were the only ones that had interest in enforcing the law.
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Do you think the FBI had a major positive impact on the civil rights movement?
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Yes, if for no other reason than they were able to effectively infiltrate the Klan and get federal convicitions against all the major players. The Klan went from being a major force against the civil rights movement to a bad joke in less than 10 years. I think the FBI desrves some credit for that.