Voting is highly emphasized in American culture. Asking questions related to public policy takes a lower priority.
Are newspeople forbidden to ask questions related to Homeland Security funding and performance?
Billions of dollars are spent every 12 months to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things.
The press release style of news reporting means that a statement is prepared by whatever agency was involved in the latest bust/federal grant money award, etc. Newspeople post this statement without asking any questions.
The big drug bust is always reported as a real success after cartels are somehow able to move product past US Troops at the border, strict post 911 security protocols, REAL ID verifications and a $51.6 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security before meth, heroin and fentanyl show up again in the Puget Sound area:
September 1, 2020 Renton Reporter
Renton man among 14 arrested in major Seattle-area drug bust
“A 32-year-old Renton man and a Kent man were among 14 people arrested Tuesday as part of a third major drug ring takedown in the last six weeks by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.”
Gun Crimes
“The members of the drug distribution ring were frequently armed – one was pulled over after waving a firearm at another vehicle on I-5 North near Bellingham.”
“With this third law enforcement takedown in six weeks, we continue to root out those who seek to poison our communities with fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine,” said U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran in the news release.
“The arrests, part of what law authorities called Operation Lockdown, come on the heels of two other major drug takedowns…”
State and federal law enforcement agencies may benefit when the US Dept. of Homeland Security fails to keep cartel product from entering the Puget Spound area.
Federal cash for state agencies after cartel moves product past General Milley’s DOD and a $51.6 billion US Dept. of Homeland Security before product arrives in the Puget Sound area:
“This was an Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation, providing supplemental federal funding to the federal and state agencies involved.”
“The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Snohomish Regional Drug Task Force, Seattle Police Department, FBI and the Skagit Interlocal Drug Enforcement Unit.”
“In addition, to the agencies listed above, these law enforcement agencies assisted with arrests and search warrants executed Tuesday:
Questions for Newspeople
Would the DEA be out of work if General Milley was going to act on his bold pledge to clobber the cartels?
Has General Milley’s Operation Macho Swagger prevented cartel product from entering WA?
April 1, 2020 C-SPAN
US Border Patrol, Port Angeles, WA
An upgrade in staff requiring a new, $11.9 million, 50 agent facility. Secret arrest statistics, denied FOIA requests, heroin and meth in the community, rare and mysterious cross-border arrests, fraudulent overtime claims, 1,200-horsepower interceptor boats and zero questions from the press.
Are fraudulent overtime claims still the norm at Port Angeles?
Border Patrol whistleblower pays price for refusing overtime pay
Is Port Angeles CBP staffing and infrastructure at all relevant in keeping heroin and meth from entering the Puget Sound area?
Has Port Angeles CBP been able to intercept any inbound meth or heroin?
Even one time?
Local meth news stories here.
Local heroin news stories here.
If you run a government operation- these are the reporters you want to see on interview day:
Lessons Learned?
Anytime there is a plane crash, a loss at sea, or an industrial accident, a thorough investigation takes place. Lessons learned are used to prevent future accidents.
Any similar effort after a big drug bust?
Preventing drugs from entering local communities would kill the chance for various agencies to get publicity for the occasional big drug bust happening in those communities.
Snohomish 2015
Local law enforcement agencies may benefit when the US Dept. of Homeland Security fails to keep heroin out of the US:
Seattle media: Heroin busts could finance police construction in Snohomish
People need to carry a special ID to go have lunch in Canada, then return home. Have these ID requirements helped to keep cartel product from entering the US?
Standard driver’s licenses have not been accepted at the border since 2009.
State-run media update:
Jun 3, 2020 DEA NewYork
Nothing gets past @CBP’s K9 units!
Nothing gets past @CBP’s K9 units?
Surely, a free and independent press will step up and ask for clarification on this wild CBP claim.
Welcome Home Troops
Thanks for risking your ass in Iraq & Afghanistan-working to keep bad people from coming here to do bad things.
Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:
The press is good with the Drug War
December 8th, 2018 The Daily World
Five county bust hits Mexican drug cartel
Drug pipeline ‘has been shut down:’ Statewide bust nets 29 arrests, guns, drugs
More than a year later, is there any shortage of cartel-sourced heroin, cocaine, fentanyl or meth anywhere in the US?
“The dangerous pills containing fentanyl flowing through this pipeline operated by this Western Washington distribution network has been shut down,” Keith Weis, a Drug Enforcement Administration special agent, said in a statement.
Next time the DEA tells the press that a drug pipeline has been shut down, will reporters ask questions, or simply put out another press release?
Gun Crimes
Newspeople fail to report on results from enhanced background check requirements.
WA voters approved enhanced background checks back in 2014.
The new requirements have had time to take hold.
Puget Sound area shootings roll on.
Will the press ever do a follow up on the enhanced background check requirements that have been in place for years now?
Related:
Kitsap and Island County Meth & Heroin
Always Reported as a Highly Successful Team Effort – The Big Puget Sound Drug Bust
4 Stories The Puget Sound Press Will Not Question Or Report On
Port Angeles/Blaine Drug War Scam – Zero Questions From The Press
What I Like About Local Government
Port Angeles – Post 911 CBP Spending Spree
Rare & Mysterious Port Angeles Border Patrol Arrests
Port Angeles Drug War Covered By Press Release
Newspeople play the role of federal public affairs personnel during Operation Macho Swagger–a ride-along to let us know what is being done to keep the southern edge of the Strait of Juan de Fuca safe from B.C. incursions: Operation Macho Swagger & Port Angeles Heroin
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