Perp Walk

FBI Agent Relieved of Duty After Refusing Comey “Perp Walk”

The whole situation surrounding this FBI agent, relieved of duty for refusing to stage a “perp walk” of James Comey, is, to put it mildly, troubling. We’re talking about an individual, someone sworn to uphold the law and presumably dedicated to the principles of justice, who essentially lost their job for showing a backbone. It’s a clear signal that something is deeply wrong when an agent is penalized for, in essence, upholding what’s right.

The crux of the matter, according to reports, is this refusal to orchestrate a public display of Comey’s arrest. A “perp walk,” for those unfamiliar, is the practice of parading a suspect in front of cameras, often with the intention of creating a spectacle and generating negative publicity.… Continue reading