FBI bias brings lawsuit

FBI agent conducts a second-rate investigation outlining discrimination against Indian crime victims on reservations. Agent sought to intimidate family members, made derogatory remarks about Indians and had refused to carry out basic investigative tasks, including interviewing potential witnesses or taking crime scene photographs. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/02/us/crow-indians-suit-against-federal-agent-allowed.html?ref=usVictim’s family said they had offered to dismiss the lawsuit if the federal government agreed to allow a third party to investigate independently, but that the government had declined.

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