FBI Distrust

The cluster centers on skepticism, criticism, and debates about the FBI's trustworthiness, actions, legality, and role in law enforcement or investigations.

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Sample Comments

auiya • Mar 21, 2019 • View on HN

This is more FBI's lane of work.

DmitryO • Jan 24, 2026 • View on HN

The same way you cannot be sure that FBI is not criminals

readthenotes1 • Mar 6, 2022 • View on HN

The FBI, the guardian the we need to be guarded from.

nyolfen • Feb 14, 2018 • View on HN

the fbi is law enforcement. behaving as secret police is not a positive alternative.

Shibalba • Mar 30, 2011 • View on HN

Please dont put the FBI on a pedestal

from-nibly • Feb 4, 2025 • View on HN

The FBI is not your friend, don't worry about them.

namelessoracle • Jul 6, 2022 • View on HN

"The FBI" is not collecting is the key weasel word here.

Not 'just' FBI agents...

sp332 • Aug 1, 2014 • View on HN

Right, the FBI doesn't like the competition.

russell_h • Mar 2, 2016 • View on HN

The FBI can't legally do any of that.