Maybe Special Agents in Charge Should Be More Circumspect

Presumably, you’ve heard about the hostage situation in a synagogue in Texas. You’ve heard that it is over, the hostages have been freed, and the hostage-taker has been killed. This passage in the Associated Press report on the incident caught my attention:

DeSarno said the hostage taker was specifically focused on an issue not directly connected to the Jewish community and there was no immediate indication that the man had was part of any broader plan, but DeSarno said the agency’s investigation “will have global reach.”

I think that was a foolish statement. The phrase “directly connected” is carrying far too much weight. Any synagogue and any Sabbath service is directly connected to the Jewish community. Failing to recognize that is a failure to take Judaism seriously. I get his point but I think he would have been wiser to steer away from that.

My quick take about the incident is:

  1. It was obviously an act of Islamist terrorism.
  2. It was equally obviously antisemitic (in its sense of “anti-Jewish”).
  3. All indications are that the guy was a lone nutcase.
  4. We have enough homegrown nutcases. In fact we have a superabundance of them. We should do what we can to avoid importing more.
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  • Drew Link

    In a recent post and comments IMHO Andy hit the nail on the head about loss of faith in institutions. Can anyone take the FBI seriously anymore? Under the diseased thinking inherent in wokeness (and political maneuvering) can any institution be counted upon to behave rationally or honestly?

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