John Oller
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That was kind of the movie cliche. The arrival of the FBI, the expansion of the FBI prevents that from being an escape for these guys. Yes.
That was kind of the movie cliche. The arrival of the FBI, the expansion of the FBI prevents that from being an escape for these guys. Yes.
Right. And that's interesting because that was Hoover's original job, was this sort of detailed clerk work that he was doing in D.C. He brings that same sensibility to this new federal bureau, which can do a more forensic approach to investigations that perhaps state police aren't used to doing.
Right. And that's interesting because that was Hoover's original job, was this sort of detailed clerk work that he was doing in D.C. He brings that same sensibility to this new federal bureau, which can do a more forensic approach to investigations that perhaps state police aren't used to doing.
Right. And that's interesting because that was Hoover's original job, was this sort of detailed clerk work that he was doing in D.C. He brings that same sensibility to this new federal bureau, which can do a more forensic approach to investigations that perhaps state police aren't used to doing.
But it really is the war on crime, which is characterized by these bank robbers, the Bonnie and Clydes, the John Dillangers, that really, really motivates the more aggressive FBI that begins to grow through the 20th century. How do they make that shift from being those clerical forensic shiny shoe guys to being a more well-equipped for this kind of era of crime?
But it really is the war on crime, which is characterized by these bank robbers, the Bonnie and Clydes, the John Dillangers, that really, really motivates the more aggressive FBI that begins to grow through the 20th century. How do they make that shift from being those clerical forensic shiny shoe guys to being a more well-equipped for this kind of era of crime?
But it really is the war on crime, which is characterized by these bank robbers, the Bonnie and Clydes, the John Dillangers, that really, really motivates the more aggressive FBI that begins to grow through the 20th century. How do they make that shift from being those clerical forensic shiny shoe guys to being a more well-equipped for this kind of era of crime?
Und sie haben das in drei oder vier Jahren getan. Es muss sich seltsam gemacht haben, dass sich plötzlich diese neue Agentur auf dem Landschaftsgebiet befindet. Wie haben sie ihre Ziele gefunden und sie durch die Kanäle gefolgt?
Und sie haben das in drei oder vier Jahren getan. Es muss sich seltsam gemacht haben, dass sich plötzlich diese neue Agentur auf dem Landschaftsgebiet befindet. Wie haben sie ihre Ziele gefunden und sie durch die Kanäle gefolgt?
Und sie haben das in drei oder vier Jahren getan. Es muss sich seltsam gemacht haben, dass sich plötzlich diese neue Agentur auf dem Landschaftsgebiet befindet. Wie haben sie ihre Ziele gefunden und sie durch die Kanäle gefolgt?
But did they flex muscle? I mean, did it automatically become that the feds are here and you have to give up your jurisdiction over this?
But did they flex muscle? I mean, did it automatically become that the feds are here and you have to give up your jurisdiction over this?
But did they flex muscle? I mean, did it automatically become that the feds are here and you have to give up your jurisdiction over this?
It's funny, as we're talking, my mind is automatically going to these movie scenes. Like there have been those scenes in the movies where the state guys are like, get out of here. This is a, you know, and then there's the shiny shoe FBI, all these archetypal pictures of the FBI. Yeah, that's because this story has been sold so well through the media so popularly.
It's funny, as we're talking, my mind is automatically going to these movie scenes. Like there have been those scenes in the movies where the state guys are like, get out of here. This is a, you know, and then there's the shiny shoe FBI, all these archetypal pictures of the FBI. Yeah, that's because this story has been sold so well through the media so popularly.
It's funny, as we're talking, my mind is automatically going to these movie scenes. Like there have been those scenes in the movies where the state guys are like, get out of here. This is a, you know, and then there's the shiny shoe FBI, all these archetypal pictures of the FBI. Yeah, that's because this story has been sold so well through the media so popularly.
And Hoover had a lot to do with that.
And Hoover had a lot to do with that.
And Hoover had a lot to do with that.