OK...so why are we editing the 911 tape?

[davidn3600]

In an interview with NBC's Chuck Todd, Attorney General Loretta Lynch says that on Monday, the FBI will release edited transcripts of the 911 calls made by the Orlando nightclub shooter to the police during his rampage.

"What we're not going to do is further proclaim this man's pledges of alleigance to terrorist groups, and further his propaganda," Lynch said. "We are not going to hear him make his assertions of allegiance [to the Islamic State]."

The Washington Post reported last week that the gunman made multiple phone calls while holding hostages: "The gunman who opened fire inside a nightclub here said he carried out the attack because he wanted 'Americans to stop bombing his country,' according to a witness who survived the rampage."

Salon reported that: “Everybody who was in the bathroom who survived could hear him talking to 911, saying the reason why he’s doing this is because he wanted America to stop bombing his country."

The Washington Post also noted that during his 911 call from the club, the gunman referenced the Boston Marathon bombers and claimed "that he carried out the shooting to prevent bombings, [echoing] a message the younger Boston attacker had scrawled in a note before he was taken into custody by police."

FBI Director James Comey said at a press conference that the shooter’s past comments about Islamist groups were "inflammatory and contradictory."

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/06/19/lynch_partial_transcript_of_orlando_911_calls_will_have_references_to_isis_cut_out.html

I guess us regular Americans are too fucking stupid to listen to the real tape, which is supposed to be public information, and make our own judgements. We have President Obama and AG Lynch to make these judgements for us.

Fuck Big Brother.

Remember back in 2008, Obama promised this was going to be the most transparent government in history? Boy he really nuked that promise.

[Nye Bevan]

1. I guess the authorities are concerned that allowing people to hear Mateen's declarations for ISIS

could potentially lead to more Jihadist attacks. I agree with you though, I think the whole tape should be released.

[mwrguy]

2. Those parts are superfluous, since this is about right-wing homophobia

The crap he said about ISIS is a red herring.

Republicans want to make this about Islam.

[former9thward]

3. Yeah he just took those trips to Saudi Arabia for the fun of it.

This is all about Islamic extremism despite the attempts of some to provide cover.

[davidn3600]

4. That's not even the point

You got a government who is editing this stuff for their own political purposes.

I don't like that at all.

Release the tape in its entirety. Let the media and the American people decide for themselves what's superfluous. It's not the government's job to make that decision for me. 50 people died. We have a right to know all the information.

[840high]

7. ...!100++++

[DawgHouse]

5. If it's the calls from the club,

I assumed it was because you can hear people dying.

[NightWatcher]

6. If they put his audio manifesto out, it will encourage others to do horrible acts

It's the same reason they don't show drunk fans who run onto the field at sporting events. It only lets the next whack job know that the press will put his garbage out if he kills enough people.