Clearly terrorism has had an impact on resources and focus, but 60%+ declines? It is time to get back to safe guarding American values. Just because Bush and Gonzales are not interested in civil rights doesn't mean Congress has to accept it.
The P-I analysis found a major drop in police-abuse cases handled by the FBI -- down 66 percent from 2000 to 2005 nationwide, although figures for 2006 indicate a rebound in such investigations.
Federal authorities are investigating increasingly fewer hate crimes each year, with cases handled by the FBI plunging by 60 percent, records show.
