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The agent was a former captain in the military who was on a special 'SWAT' type team within the bureau and was attempting a felony traffic stop. After telling the kid to get out of the car, he shot him as the kid was reaching to unbuckle his seatbelt. This is what happens when military trained personnel are used in the private sector for general law enforcement activity. Cops are trained in felony traffic stops, obviously the FBI isn't. This is an example of why the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 is still an important concept, unfortunately the govt finds ways around it and continues to use military trained officers against civilians and military personnel to train paramilitary teams within the law enforcement community. This GI Joe mentality has caused problems in the past, Ruby Ridge, Waco, the shooting by U.S. Marines of a young boy herding goats in south Texas, SLA assault in Los Angeles, and the incineration of Robert Jay Matthews (Alan Berg's 'alleged' murderer) in Washington. We need our armed forces to defend our country, we need our law enforcement personnel to help protect us from criminals, but using military tactics on a regular basis against civilians results in deaths that should be avoided.
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