Originally Posted by
nwhpfan
Generally these types of posts are what sour threads and catagories like this. IMO it's best to fully understand an issue before just spouting off.
The "militarization of the Feds continues unabated” Please, tell us more. Cops having body armor and AR’s are nothing new. If you think cops shouldn't have this, tell us why.
I looked up what the Dept. of Ag OIG does. It seems like an LE agency that may need this sort of thing.
Now, it would just be ignorant to think the Federal LEO's of the US Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service don't need this sort of thing.
Pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978 and Section 1337 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (P.L. 97-98), OIG Investigations is the law enforcement arm of the Department, with Department-wide investigative jurisdiction. OIG Special Agents conduct investigations of significant criminal activities involving USDA programs, operations, and personnel, and are authorized to make arrests, execute warrants, and carry firearms. The types of investigations conducted by OIG Special Agents involve criminal activities such as frauds in subsidy, price support, benefits, and insurance programs; significant thefts of Government property or funds; bribery; extortion; smuggling; and assaults on employees. Investigations involving criminal activity that affects the health and safety of the public, such as meat packers who knowingly sell hazardous food products and individuals who tamper with food regulated by USDA, are also high-profile investigative priorities. In addition, OIG Special Agents are poised to provide emergency law enforcement response to USDA declared emergencies and suspected incidents of terrorism affecting USDA regulated industries, as well as USDA programs, operations, personnel, and installations, in coordination with Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, as appropriate.