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In reply to the discussion: FBI agent kills man linked to Boston bombing suspects [View all]clarice
(5,504 posts)52. Because Grizzlies...
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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