FBI agent pleads not guilty to lying about Finicum shooting

[livingston]

FBI agent pleads not guilty to lying about Finicum shooting
An FBI agent charged with lying about shooting at a key figure in last year's armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon has pleaded not guilty to five felony charges.

W. Joseph Astarita briefly appeared in court Wednesday and was released on his own recognizance.

The agent's shots did not hit Robert "LaVoy" Finicum during a 2016 traffic stop, but soon afterward, Oregon State Police fatally shot the Arizona rancher after he reached toward a handgun in an inner pocket.
FBI agent pleads not guilty to lying about Finicum shooting

 

[ProgSpear]

I'd like to see the technical term "soon afterward" defined. Is it measured in milliseconds, or some longer increment? Fractions of how long it takes to pull a NYPD Glock trigger, or how long it takes to pull a Federal Sig Sauer trigger?

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

The FBI has been looking rather inept and corrupt lately. Not exactly reassuring

 

[eagleridge357]

The FBI has been looking rather inept and corrupt lately. Not exactly reassuring

I'd say your "lately" should date back to August 1992 at Ruby Ridge (Ruby Creek, Idaho). From that point on, the FBI has proven itself again and again to be overly aggressive, unaccountable, and at times severely incompetent. The FBI agents should have that history on their minds and consciences when they proclaim their allegiance and pride to that agency. Their agency directors have also proved to be rather less than stellar in the area of ethics and competence.

 

[spat]

I'd say your "lately" should date back to August 1992 at Ruby Ridge (Ruby Creek, Idaho). From that point on, the FBI has proven itself again and again to be overly aggressive, unaccountable, and at times severely incompetent. The FBI agents should have that history on their minds and consciences when they proclaim their allegiance and pride to that agency. Their agency directors have also proved to be rather less than stellar in the area of ethics and competence.

So, they had a brief window between the Hoover years, and the Clinton years when they were trustworthy?

 

[Robin]

Government sanctioned murder.
Robin

 

[Cooolone]

It was murder, without any doubt, premeditated, prepared, and ready for action! This wasn't a stop, and the guy made some moves and the LE defended themselves. If he sneezed, he woulda bought the farm. He was targeted too as they knew who they were interacting with and there were no attempts to de-escalate. And the FBI guy fired first, no? From an area where he was not under threat directly. Anyways... That's what I remember, not going to read about it all over again and boil my blood!