isn't it?
The FBI agent who accidentally shot someone while dancing at a Colorado nightclub in June can carry his gun again, both on and off duty, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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Bishop was recorded doing a back flip on the dance floor when his gun fell out of its holster. The FBI agent went to pick it up, and while doing so, he unintentionally shot a bystander, 24-year-old Thomas Reddington.
The agent was then seen placing the gun back into his holster before walking off the dance floor.
Plain old citizen did this, he'd already be either in jail or fined to death, or both. Especially when you add in this:
The agent will still not be allowed to drink or use drugs while his case is pending.
Really? So had he been drinking when this happened? Again, plain old citizen caught drinking while carrying would be on his way to jail pretty damn quick in most places. Hell, most places you cannot carry into a bar even if you're only having a soft drink.
But then, they aren't a Very Special Federal Agent.
Update: was advised he was charged and pleaded to third-degree assault. And this says he's no longer with the EffingBI.
Ever read any of the Joe Leaphorn novels? In one he's reflecting on working with the feds and he'd decided that one of the only things that would get you in real trouble with the Bureau was doing something that brought even slight bad publicity to the sacred Bureau. I'd guess this covers it.
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Nobody is above the law so I'm going to change my name...
That story is six years old. He was fired and convicted of second-degree assault in the same kind of plea bargain any defendant would get. He's probably now a prohibited person. The story was republished because of the anniversary of the incident.
Now I can't pull up the article I linked to. Checked elsewhere, and got a BBC article that covers what you said, and adds he's no longer with the EffingBI
Nobody in this room is professional enough…BANG!!
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