Never, ever, be involved w any Rent-a-Mob group, even on a volunteer basis.
Posted on 08/10/2016 11:20:18 AM PDT by Donglalinger
Mary Knowlton arrived at the Punta Gorda, Fla., police station Tuesday night to learn how to be a community steward.
The 73-year-old was there as a student in the citizen police academy, a two-hour course intended to give an intimate look at what makes the department in the quaint Florida town work.
On this night, the group of 35 would tour the station and talk with officers, an essential part of academy curriculum that has gained popularity across the country amid a heated national debate about police violence.
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That is true, but only up close or with a plugged barrel (ask Brandon Lee).
I suppose the noise was part of the intended realism of the demonstration.
The 1st Law: The Gun Is Always Loaded
The 2nd Law: Never Point The Gun At Something You Are Not Prepared To Destroy
First thing I learned, never, NEVER point a gun at someone loaded or unloaded unless you intend on shooting them.
So true. And awful....
absolutely
DEA Agent In Foot Shoot Suit
Seeks damages for distribution of humiliating gun accident video
DEA Agent In Foot Shoot Suit
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/bizarre/dea-agent-foot-shoot-suit
APRIL 11—A Drug Enforcement Administration agent who stars in a popular online video that shows him shooting himself in the foot during a weapons demonstration for Florida children is suing over the tape’s release, claiming that his career has been crippled and he’s become a laughingstock due to the embarrassing clip’s distribution.
Lee Paige, 45, blames the video’s release on DEA officials in an April 7 federal lawsuit filed against the U.S. government. A copy of the pro se complaint by Paige, a DEA agent since 1990, can be found here.
According to the lawsuit, Paige was making a “drug education presentation” in April 2004 to a Florida youth group when his firearm (a Glock .40) accidentally discharged. The shooting occurred moments after Paige told the children that he was the only person in the room professional enough to carry the weapon.
The accident was filmed by an audience member, and the tape, Paige claims, was turned over to the DEA. The drug agency, he charges, subsequently “improperly, illegally, willfully and/or intentionally” allowed the tape to be disseminated.
As a result, Paige—pictured at left in a still from the video—has been the “target of jokes, derision, ridicule, and disparaging comments” directed at him in restaurants, grocery stores, and airports. Paige, who writes that he was “once regarded as one of the best undercover agents, if not the best, in the DEA,” points to the clip’s recent airing on popular television shows and via the Internet as the reason he can no longer work undercover. He also notes that he is no longer “permitted or able to give educational motivational speeches and presentations.” (5 pages)
Dumbassery abounds!
I’ve been a LEO for over 13 years. In my department no one comes off the line unless your weapon is holstered with the slide racked back, your hands are behind your back, and the range safeties have given the tower the all-clear. If you even bend down to pick up a magazine before the tower tells you to do so, you are failed and have to come back another day. If you hand an instructor a loaded weapon during gun-check or before gun-cleaning, you are punished as well. All these safety measures, and there are still negligent discharges and other mistakes. But this story is beyond the pale.
He lost, and lost his appeal.
Never, ever, be involved w any Rent-a-Mob group, even on a volunteer basis.
Who told Barney he could put his bullet in his gun?
After this little demonstration, I wonder how many of the good citizen volunteers stayed to complete the course to be a Community Steward. And how many, well, changed their minds.
Paige claimed in his lawsuit that the DEA's release of the video, taken by a parent attending the demonstration, invaded his privacy and ended his ability to work undercover or give motivational speeches. Paige, a former professional football player who worked at the DEA since 1990, said the release has also resulted in humiliating comments toward him and his family not only on television but at grocery stores and restaurants.
How does your department handle LEOs who kill an innocent volunteer during the course of a role-playing game?
Is the LEO charged with negligent homicide or manslaughter?
guess they sure got that no hesitation thing down pat...
I am talking about people I know at a public range.
Wrong
Punta Gorda police identify officer who shot, killed woman at citizen police academy
The police chief said the revolver used is specifically for these training exercises. “We were unaware that any live ammunition was available to the officer at the time,” Chief Lewis said.Protocols! IF you are going to use an old revolver using special rounds for "realism"- Make sure there are no live rounds of that calibre in the department, and check each round as it is loaded - at the very least.Lewis said there are protocols to prevent this from happening but he wouldn’t go into detail because of the investigation.
Starting to look very sketchy. Before the officer was released, it needed to be explained where he got those live rounds and how was he able to load them unnoticed.
That scenario isn’t in the manual. And I’m not a lawyer. If you remember, they are the ones who indict people.
Thanks for the additional information.
Funny. I always thought that it was the 'Law Enforcement Officers' who determine when a law has been broken, arrest the offender, then refer charges to the DA for indictment/prosecution.
Do the LEOs always call up the lawyers in order to decide whether to arrest/charge someone?
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