Post subject: DEA agent who shot himself in the foot sues the DEA
Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:56 pm
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Is this guy for fucking real?
Agent Who Shot Himself in Foot Sues DEA 49 minutes ago
A DEA agent who accidentally shot himself in the foot while demonstrating gun safety to school children is suing the agency, saying video of the incident has made him the joke of the Internet.
Lee Paige was making a presentation to children at the Orlando Youth Minority Golf Association on April 9, 2004, when he shot himself. Moments before the shooting, the 14-year agency veteran was displaying his firearm and telling students he was the only one in the room professional enough to handle a gun.
He was suspended for five days without pay after the accident, and the video was turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration. The lawsuit filed April 7 in federal court in Washington alleges the agency leaked the video to the public.
After it surfaced, the tape soon became popular on the Internet. It aired on television, including late-night talk shows.
Paige "is the target of jokes, derision, ridicule and disparaging comments" because of the publicity, according to the lawsuit, which seeks an unspecified amount.
DEA spokeswoman Rogene Waite declined comment because of agency policy not to discuss ongoing cases.
Paige, 45, of Windermere, told NBC's "Today" show Friday he cleared the weapon but forgot to release the magazine.
"I was at the point of attempting to demonstrate how the gun could be disassembled and put back together," Paige said. "It is something I had done hundreds of times throughout my career."
Paige, a former player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, said he can't work undercover anymore because of the tape.
"Yesterday I walk into a salon and a young lady made mention to me I was the person that shot myself on TV," Paige told NBC. "It is something I can't get away from."
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He's the target of jokes because he's a dipshit. Take some responsibility for your stupidity you fucking jackoff.
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Joined: Sat Oct 16, 2004 10:46 pm Posts: 9617 Location: Medford, Oregon Gender: Male
You know, this makes me wonder about something. Do schools need to notify parents if there's a law-enforcement demonstration happening? Honestly, I'd like my kids to stay home if there's going to be loaded weapons being swung around the room all willy-nilly.
And the best part of the video is after it happens, and he tries to show another gun and everybody's like "Hell no! Put that gun DOWN!"
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meatwad wrote:
You know, this makes me wonder about something. Do schools need to notify parents if there's a law-enforcement demonstration happening? Honestly, I'd like my kids to stay home if there's going to be loaded weapons being swung around the room all willy-nilly.
And the best part of the video is after it happens, and he tries to show another gun and everybody's like "Hell no! Put that gun DOWN!"
He tried to show another gun after shooting himself? Didn't he need to go to the hospital or something?
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$úñ_DëV|L wrote:
meatwad wrote:
You know, this makes me wonder about something. Do schools need to notify parents if there's a law-enforcement demonstration happening? Honestly, I'd like my kids to stay home if there's going to be loaded weapons being swung around the room all willy-nilly.
And the best part of the video is after it happens, and he tries to show another gun and everybody's like "Hell no! Put that gun DOWN!"
He tried to show another gun after shooting himself? Didn't he need to go to the hospital or something?
Watch the video. You won't regret it.
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meatwad wrote:
$úñ_DëV|L wrote:
meatwad wrote:
You know, this makes me wonder about something. Do schools need to notify parents if there's a law-enforcement demonstration happening? Honestly, I'd like my kids to stay home if there's going to be loaded weapons being swung around the room all willy-nilly.
And the best part of the video is after it happens, and he tries to show another gun and everybody's like "Hell no! Put that gun DOWN!"
He tried to show another gun after shooting himself? Didn't he need to go to the hospital or something?
Watch the video. You won't regret it.
Is the person hosting the video on a dialup? It's DLing at like 3.5 kbps for me. No way I'm waiting for that.
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Athletic Supporter wrote:
punkdavid wrote:
This guy got a job with the DEA?
Dude took that shot like a man, barely broke his concentration.
Thats what I was thinking. It almost seemed like he was mad that it broke everyone else's concentration. HAHAH, "LISTEN LISTEN.....EVERYONE LISTEN UP!!"
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So I checked the Glock website... none of their models are called the "Glock 40", so apparently this individual is both uninformed, and failed to follow proper safety protocol. In addition, the Glock company claims that their pistols cannot fire without the trigger being depressed, so this guy can't easily say that he gun "just went off".
3) Keep your finger out of the gun's trigger guard and off the trigger until you have aligned the guns sights on a safe target and you have made the decision to fire!
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5) Whenever you handle a firearm, the first thing you should do (while keeping it pointed in a safe direction with your finger outside the trigger guard) is to open the action to determine whether or not the firearm is loaded!
Well, maybe that had too many gang members shoot themselves instead of their rivals.
Seriously, another shining example of frivolous lawsuits.
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NaiveAndTrue wrote:
Dude tries to play it off like he didn't just shoot himself in the foot. OMFG.
Sigh.
Okay, passed that, WHY was he demonstrating how to use a gun in front of a bunch of kids in the first place?? Um, hello?
I believe he was demonstrating firearm safety, not "How to use a gun." I'm fairly certain that the NRA and other organizations have shown that firearm safetry training decreases accidental shootings. Whats so bad about telling kids: "if you find one of these babies, don't touch it, and go tell an adult" ?
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