FBI Loses Laptops And Guns

American Voices

February 16, 2007 | ISSUE 43•07

According to a recent report, 160 laptops have been lost or stolen from the FBI, as well as 160 weapons. What do you think?

The fact that the same exact number of guns and laptops are missing is exactly why the FBI should never have fitted their computers with holsters.

Wanda Kelley
Systems Analyst
It must be humbling for the FBI to know they have worse security than a CompUSA.

Rodrigo Gutierrez
Dance Instructor
Man, I know all about that. I can't tell you how many times I've left my gun or laptop on the back of a toilet tank or in an ATM vestibule.

Herman Bonello
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