Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal Chapter 4 Quotes

Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal Chapter 4 Quotes

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Quote 4

[T]he dramatic language used to cheer on agents regarding informants borders on the breathless. (1.4.14)

Part of the blame for the Bulger debacle belongs with the FBI itself. The bureau places such a strong emphasis on managing informants that some shady stuff is bound to happen.

Quote 5

None of the information obtained during these warrantless break-ins and bug installations could be used [...] in court, but the bugs provided a windfall of intelligence. (1.4.23)

The Organized Crime Squad isn't the only branch of the FBI that plays fast and loose with the rules. Whether breaking into gangsters' homes, threatening them with violence, or employing illegal methods of surveillance, the FBI seems to embody the idea that "the ends justify the means." They just don't expect anyone to take it as far as Connolly does.