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FBI agent stops wrong car, shoots driver in face
Baltimore Sun ^
| March 2,2002
| Tom Pelton
Posted on 03/02/2002 1:20:32 PM PST by Donald Stone
Edited on 09/03/2002 4:50:01 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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FBI agents searching for an armed bank robber pulled over the wrong car last night on Fort Smallwood Road in Pasadena and shot a man in the face who had no connection to the crime, authorities said.
The 27-year-old victim, whose name was not released, was flown by helicopter to Maryland Shock Trauma Center and is expected to live.
"Anytime anyone gets shot, whether it's the right or wrong person -- we are traumatized by it as well," said FBI spokesman Peter Gulotta. "This is not something that we like to see happen. The circumstances will be thoroughly investigated."
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To: TheGoodDoc
To: Donald Stone The FBI under Clinton/Reno became a murderous group of Civil Rights violating thugs, above the law. Granted there is a war on, but Bush has yet to clean up the Democrat Party stench at the entire Dept. of Justice. 4 posted on 3/2/02 2:26 PM Pacific by TheGoodDoc
Doc, you are so on target here. I am sick of reading about the corruption within the FBI. For ten years, we have had severe problems in the entire Dept. of Justice, and it damn well time for Conservatives to demand a clean-up.
The FBI appears to be a federal police force in the making, and that is something we do not want in the USA. The Soviets had a federal policia, and most authoritarian countries have a federal police force, as does mexico. We've seen how corrupt those agnecise have become. We don't want that here.
To: PatrioticAmerican
I think we need to find out the other 90% of this story which remains to be told (if it ever is).
To: harpseal
My guess it was a negligent discharge piled atop terrible training and procedures.
/1/I hope the victim gets well paid (in millions of our tax dollars) to partially compensate him.
/2/ Even more, the FBI shooter should go to jail like you or I would. Only then will they learn to keep their fingers off the damn triggers!
/3/ Also, up line heads should roll: supervisors, instructors etc for passing such a goofball along through the pipeline until he was handed an M-4 rifle.
They will do /1/ and ignore /2/ and /3/ of course, and worse will happen next time.
To: maica,freee-dame,abundy,jmurphy4413
"Free State" (?) Bump.
(The peasants must learn to stay out of the way of the royal carriages, clearly.)
To: LaBelleDameSansMerci
Lol ... you are too much.
I love it!
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posted on
03/03/2002 12:04:56 PM PST
by
Askel5
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To: antidemocommie
"I am sick of reading about the corruption within the FBI. For ten years, we have had severe problems in the entire Dept. of Justice, and it damn well time for Conservatives to demand a clean-up. The FBI appears to be a federal police force in the making, and that is something we do not want in the USA. The Soviets had a federal militia, and most authoritarian countries have a federal police force, as does Mexico."
From what I can see, the one and only lonely voice of honesty fighting the Clinton/Reno corrupted stench of the once proud Dept. of Justice, is Judicial Watch!
To: ChareltonHest
Yeah that's what we want, FBI and police afraid to shoot criminals.LOL Accept it was a mistake and this guys was pretty incompetent... I will when I read the report.
To: rbmillerjr
I sincerely hope some Fed doesn't make a 'mistake' with a firearm around one of your kids.
L
169
posted on
03/03/2002 1:56:29 PM PST
by
Lurker
To: Lurker
me too, thanks for caring. still doesnt make the logic leap from exception accidents or incompetent policing to wanting to triggerlock our law enforcement.
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To: ChareltonHest
That's great and we have total agreement, I just don't want to declaw all of our police and law inforcement. We still have alot of bad guys out there.
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To: rbmillerjr
Would you just "Accept it was a mistake" and move on if it was your head and face, or that of your child?
To: Travis McGee
Would you just "Accept it was a mistake" and move on if it was your head and face, or that of your child? Did I say that? No, I said I'd want to see the facts first. But it looks like incompetence. Yes, your italicized words are mine but taken out of context of what I said. So, since that is a common liberal and socialist tactic, I'll turn the tables in the same emotive manner that you did. Are you a liberal?
To: rbmillerjr
Are you an idiot?
To: Travis McGee
When someone attacks in a personal manner... you have done so TWICE now...I can only assume you cant formulate an argument. You're weak intellectually.
To: Travis McGee
I have lurked on this thread - and would love to know what really happened.
This is ridiculous...if they cannot handle their toys I suggest they sell them to those of us who can.
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posted on
03/03/2002 3:58:45 PM PST
by
Abundy
To: Abundy
If we are going to have a society of Shoguns, Samurais and Peasants, at least the Samurais should be competent.
To: Abundy
Using judgement under duress is something you can only train for to a certain point. You never know how a person will react under "adrenaline conditions". It appears this guys was not cut out for it. He will likely be gone, or under permanent desk duty.
I live in Maryland. The Pasadena, Md area is hardly a rough area, but there is some subsidized apartments in the general area. Definately a "be careful area", but this appears to be an incompetent and negligent officer.
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