Discussion: WATCH: MSNBC Walks Through San Bernardino Attackers' Home

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One security guard at the entrance, 3 shifts, for a week after the crime. What the hell could that cost? This from the same federal bureaucracy that hires drunks and prostitute chasers to protect the President. Boggles.

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Not since the opening of Al Capone’s secret vault has such a gripping, hard-hitting story been aired.

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When I turned my tv on this morning, this was being televised. I found it incredibly obscene. I’m pretty sure Andrea Mitchell wasn’t very comfortable with it either.

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If the FBI took down the seals and scene tape then it’s not the landlord’s fault. Btw, he could have held out for a lot more money than $1,000 for exclusive access.

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When a plane crashes every damned piece that can be found is laid out on a warehouse floor. This report involves reporters handling credit cards, legal documents, driver licenses. I’m curious why the entire contents weren’t siezed for combing through meticulously offsite?

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When you realize you’re living in a Ray Bradbury novel.

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Thanks. Amazing that the scene would be released so fast.

BTW I see so many people spouting BS on the net – apologies for going after you yesterday. You obvs. have real and relevant experience. Kudos.

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My query, too. Would be interesting to know what Vladomatic thinks.

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You MAKE a Very ComPELLIng argument.

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From the sounds of it, networks were waving money under his nose. I’d suspect it’s probably more a ‘property manager’ than the actual owner of the property. Either way, I doubt his takings will be enough for him to make bail.

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Did the idiot reporters go through the woman’s underwear drawer too. This is some incredible overreach by the media. This is considered an active crime scene. Where do they get off?

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I agree that it is incredible overreach by the reporters but, supposedly, the FBI took down the yellow tape and released the space back to the landlord (or property manager).

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As Hunter S Thompson said, “Gnawing on the bones”

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Even if the seals and tape were taken down, I don’t believe it was within the landlord’s legal right to open up the apartment to the media, or to sell access to it.

Assuming they were (reasonably) up to date on the rent, the contents of the apartment and use of it legally belong to the deceased’s heirs - not the landlord or the media.

Whether it was still a crime scene or not is a serious issue. But even if it wasn’t, it was still a grotesque invasion of privacy and property that is also protected under the law.

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Then there seems to be a mad feeding frenzy, almost encouraged by an irresponsible act by top officials at the FBI, and only 3 days since this horrific situation took place. I’ve never seen anything like this.

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Just to cross the T’s, imagine it turns out the investigators find accomplices who can’t be charged or convicted because of this.

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Or they missed a fingerprint or two, and now they can’t go back because this site has been compromised. I’m watching this FBI guy on TV right now who I guess is in charge. The guy seems like a bit of a dick.

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Well if anybody can nopology their way out of this it’s MSNBC - they have the most practice.

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LOL. That’s a fucking understatement. MSNBC should apologize to me because my drug copays just went up, dammnit.

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If being an asshole was a crime in California, then none of the republican’s currently running for president could campaign there, lest they be arrested as felonious assholes.

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