Justice Has *Best Week Ever*

Posted by: Suitably Flip
on April 16, 2005 @ 03:25 PM EST

Coinciding with the first National Crime Victims' Rights Week under Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' watch, the U.S. Marshals Service completed an unprecedented roundup of 10,343 individuals classified by the USMS as violent fugitives with outstanding felony warrants. Operation FALCON (Federal And Local Cops Organized Nationally) purged the streets of individuals facing charges of murder, kidnapping, sex crimes, crimes against children, drug trafficking, gang activity, and more.

The petty irrelevance of decrying this record-breaking, All-American justice-a-thon as a mere PR stunt hasn't impeded the prevalence of such bunkum in certain circles. Undoubtedly, this was a publicity-conscious undertaking. But it's hard to begrudge our law enforcement agencies a PR benefit gained not via celebrity spokesmen or adopted highways, but rather by simply discharging their duties exceptionally well. Whatever the impetus, 10,000 suspected violent felons off the streets is a development hard not to hurrah.

I for one eagerly await for the inevitable 10-disc "Cops: Operation FALCON" DVD set.

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