It doesn't go into detail about the encounter, but it seems this guy had his ego on full display and that's why he didn't just get on the ground and allow them to cuff him while they figure out who the hell he was.
Posts: 11213 | Location: The Magnolia State | Registered: November 20, 2004
why would an ATF agent, or any agent from any agency, go alone to pick up a firearm from a prohibited person?
why wasn't there State or Local backup?
seems off to me, but I am not LEO
I had to turn in some stuff to the ATF when I shut down Dad's FFL, the Agent had to take receipt of it, not the Compliance guy that was there, but they were both there,,
and the Agent I dealt with had another Agent with him (and I was known to not be a threat)
I didn’tsee anything that said Agent Burk was convicted of stealing wine. Just a hit piece that includes reference to an accusation. It does not enhance the story, but only serves to denigrate Agent Burk.
Insufficient information in the story exists except to clearly have an objective outside the subject. If the subject is about excess force and a law suit claiming such, the backsides story is really about smearing Agent Burk.
Originally posted by sns3guppy: I didn’tsee anything that said Agent Burk was convicted of stealing wine. Just a hit piece that includes reference to an accusation. It does not enhance the story, but only serves to denigrate Agent Burk.
Insufficient information in the story exists except to clearly have an objective outside the subject. If the subject is about excess force and a law suit claiming such, the backsides story is really about smearing Agent Burk.
Being an ATF agent smears him plenty already.
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Posts: 17157 | Location: Washington State | Registered: April 04, 2003
Originally posted by sns3guppy: I didn’tsee anything that said Agent Burk was convicted of stealing wine. Just a hit piece that includes reference to an accusation. It does not enhance the story, but only serves to denigrate Agent Burk.
Insufficient information in the story exists except to clearly have an objective outside the subject. If the subject is about excess force and a law suit claiming such, the backsides story is really about smearing Agent Burk.
It says right there in the first line: " Top notch correspondent Bethany Bruner of the The Columbus Dispatch " She's Top. Notch. So it has to be accurate.
Posts: 7533 | Location: MI | Registered: May 22, 2007
Two 20 year veteran cops don't go on this call and blunder it to the point that the lawsuit claims without significant help from the ATF guy. The article says he has moved to an "administrative role" as a result of this incident. It's highly likely that that did not happen to make him feel better.
Posts: 5254 | Location: Iowa | Registered: February 24, 2011
Originally posted by Skull Leader: It doesn't go into detail about the encounter, but it seems this guy had his ego on full display and that's why he didn't just get on the ground and allow them to cuff him while they figure out who the hell he was.
Yea, there is a LOT missing from this story.
_________________________________________________________________________ “A man’s treatment of a dog is no indication of the man’s nature, but his treatment of a cat is. It is the crucial test. None but the humane treat a cat well.” -- Mark Twain, 1902
Posts: 9389 | Location: Northern Virginia | Registered: November 04, 2005
Not an LEO, but I do know that the OIG agents for the agency I worked for (SSA) always at a minimum informed local law enforcement when they were interviewing a suspect in a fraud case (or any other violation they were investigating). Depending on the circumstances, on occasion they would ask for local LEO backup. Makes no sense not to do otherwise.
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