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Must've been one of those Glock fortays...
Judge Bounces Lawsuit Filed By DEA Agent Who Shot Self In Leg During Gun Demo
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the DEA agent who shot himself in the leg during a gun safety demonstration and later became a punch line when video of the incident surfaced online and was widely broadcast on TV.
Agent Lee Paige, 50, contended that the leak of the video--for which he blamed DEA officials--amounted to a violation of his privacy rights. However, in a December 29 order, Judge Jack Shanstrom rejected that claim and dismissed Paige’s U.S. District Court complaint in its entirety. Paige, who worked undercover, claimed that the video’s distribution resulted in him becoming the “target of jokes, derision, ridicule, and disparaging comments” everywhere he went.
Paige, who sued the DEA nearly five years ago, shot himself during an April 2004 presentation to parents and their children at the Orlando Youth Minority Golf Association in Orlando, Florida. As seen in the above video, which was shot by an audience member who later turned his Mini-DV tape over to DEA agents, Paige displayed a handgun to the crowd and remarked, “I am the only one in the room professional enough, that I know of, to carry this Glock 40.”
The part where he wants to walk it off and go to the rifle was pure goldI can't decide if my favorite part in that video is when he snaps his fingers as he's limping after he shoots himself, or when the little kid in the background is yelling "put it down!" when the woman is about to hand him the rifle
would be awesome if a judge pulled out a Glock and showed them how to clear it properly and dismissed the case within half a minute.The correct term that needs to be used is negligent. He had a negligent discharge of his firearm. Clear and safe empty weapon he did not have cause he failed to make it so. Finger off triggered until you are on target. You can't polish a turd, enough said.
I don't always modify my firearm while mishandling it, but when I do I make sure it's loaded and I point it at myself.
Cops have been trained that they could only have an accidental discharge with the fault being anything but themselves personally. Blame the gun, ammo, training or someone near you.It seems like IT'S ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE's FAULT
never take responsibility for your own stupidity,,,,, no pay off in doing that
Larry Jones, a cop from Cherry Valley, Arkansas, was injured when his pistol unexpectedly discharged as he was trying to outfit the gun with a tactical light