The FBI screwed the pooch ....

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There are some FBI agents in West Palm Beach who should be looking for a new job out of law enforcement. The Bureau was notified about five weeks prior to the Orlando shooting that a suspicious individual had made inquiries about purchasing a bullet proof vest and ammunition in bulk. The store personnel felt that something was not right and contacted the FBI.

Although they didn't have a name because there had been no transaction, they did have video footage from security cameras. The Bureau did call back, but made no attempt to secure and/or view the footage.

With a more thorough investigation perhaps a tragedy could have been avoided. Having worked on a Federal Task Force doing similar work right after 9-11 I can tell you it doesn't take a rocket scientist to canvas the neighborhood after viewing the store footage and identify additional cameras. An astute investigator would then check those cameras for footage of the individual and hopefully tie him to a view that would yield a description and or license plate.

The other track that could have been followed would be to run the picture through the Bureau program that compares photos against picture data banks maintained by the Bureau and at least twelve of the states.

But no, the Bureau screwed the pooch and missed a golden opportunity to stop a terrorist act.

Just my $0.02.

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