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Retired FBI Agent Makes Living Administering Polygraph Tests
Jay Cherry has been around long enough to separate truth from fiction.
![USA Today: FBI Director Comey Fans Flames without Evidence on ‘Ferguson Effect’](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/james-comey1.jpeg)
USA Today: FBI Director Comey Fans Flames without Evidence on ‘Ferguson Effect’
It is possible, of course, that Comey is on to something and will be proved right over time.
![National Border Patrol Council Joins Boycott of Quentin Tarantino After Police Remarks](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Quentin-tarantino-wiki.jpeg)
National Border Patrol Council Joins Boycott of Quentin Tarantino After Police Remarks
Border Patrol agents are joining the growing boycott of director Quentin Tarantino.
![Head of Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector to Take Helm at Rio Grande Valley Sector](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/border-patrol-3.jpg)
Head of Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector to Take Helm at Rio Grande Valley Sector
The Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector in southern Arizona is losing its leader.
![TSA Looking for Adoptive Families for Their Furry Partners](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/dog-food.jpg)
TSA Looking for Adoptive Families for Their Furry Partners
The TSA is looking for homes for its furry companions.
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Michael Mason: To Suggest Law Enforcement Community Needs Training To Learn How To Do Their Job Is a Gross Over-Simplification
Michael Mason is a retired Executive Assistant Director of the FBI. His column is in response to a newsletter in which ticklethewire.com Editor Allan Lengel commented on FBI Director James Comey’s theory suggesting society’s intense scrutiny of police is preventing officers from being aggressive about doing their job, which in turn, is causing a spike…
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Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI Commends Comey For Comments About Policing
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com FBI Director James Comey has gotten some push back from skeptics about this theory that the recent intense focus on police brutality has made some police officers less aggressive about doing their job, which has resulted in a spike in crime. Well, the retired Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI…
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FBI’s Program about Violent Extremism in Schools Draws Criticism
An interactive program designed by the FBI to help teachers and students identify warning signs of violent extremism has drawn strong criticism Muslims and civil rights leaders.