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In reply to the discussion: FBI agent kills man linked to Boston bombing suspects [View all]GoneFishin
(5,217 posts)45. Yeah, still waiting. Now the news says they're not sure if it was even an FBI agent.
The story is not so sound bitey as we are first lead to believe.
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The difference is that we were not trained to shoot until the perp is no longer
premium
May 2013
#26
? I assume that anyone in law enforcement is trained to shoot to kill, as well as, when appropriate,
merrily
May 2013
#21
It's only in the movies that the cops are such great shots, shooting the gun out of the
MADem
May 2013
#31
That is a very different issue from whethor or not people are trained to shoot to kill.
merrily
May 2013
#34
Also a very different issue from whether law enforcement is trained to shoot to kill.
merrily
May 2013
#40
He was signing a confession to that effect when he decided to go a different way.
MADem
May 2013
#38
If you were in FBI custody, unarmed, being questioned by agents were were armed,
merrily
May 2013
#15
They probably didn't search him before an interview since technically he wasn't under arrest.
LisaL
May 2013
#29
Well, he was being questioned, and he was about to sign a confession that included
MADem
May 2013
#35
Apparently, per the NYT, this guy said the older brother WAS involved....so there's that.
MADem
May 2013
#61
If you click on the links I provided, and read the excerpts contained therein, you will find what
MADem
May 2013
#77
Yes, because the NYT sent their Very Best Ghost Reporter to troll for a comment from a dead guy.
MADem
May 2013
#115
This guy said he was "involved" in the murders--not that he was the ONLY one "involved."
MADem
May 2013
#53
The interview took place in the guy's house--where I'm sure he had knives a plenty. nt
MADem
May 2013
#109
If I had to guess, I'd say he was trying to lull them into complacency and intended to
MADem
May 2013
#101
Well, has it been that long? I guess politics must have evolved beyond disinformation by now.
GoneFishin
May 2013
#110
Wonder what's really going on here, Funny, I just posted a comment about Sibel Edmonds memoir re FBI
kelliekat44
May 2013
#23
And many in America think "Trailer Park Boys" is an accurate depiction of Canadian culture...
cigsandcoffee
May 2013
#104
Yeah, still waiting. Now the news says they're not sure if it was even an FBI agent.
GoneFishin
May 2013
#45
POSSIBLY RELATED? Police: Former Watertown councilor Gus Bailey busted with $2M in marijuana
temmer
May 2013
#55
A guy growing weed in Watertown isn't necessarily related to a guy selling weed in Waltham.
MADem
May 2013
#67
Since I am not either the FBI agent nor one of the two troopers at the incident, I can't tell you.
MADem
May 2013
#76
"A guy growing weed in Watertown isn't necessarily related to a guy selling weed in Waltham."
temmer
May 2013
#113
It doesn't matter where he grew the weed. The two towns are very close together,
MADem
May 2013
#116
Yeah sure...and the FBI agent, who was wounded by the deceased, managed to con two
MADem
May 2013
#69
Maybe those twenty-somethings just haven't been conditioned to accept what they're told to believe.
Eddie Haskell
May 2013
#84
And people have to realize that speculation on the internet by people making stuff up and truth are
MADem
May 2013
#111
Speculation, suggestion...you're guessing. And you're taking the position of assuming the
MADem
May 2013
#122
Well, a butter knife wouldn't cause any injury to another person, now, would it?
MADem
May 2013
#129
I shouldn't think eating buttered bread would be a priority at an interview with two
MADem
May 2013
#131