More proof that Americans have no idea what personal responsibility is – the idiot DEA agent who shot himself with his own handgun is now suing the DEA for leaking the video of him handling his weapon irresponsibly. Apparently, the only lesson Lee Paiged learned from his own stupidity was that someone else should pay him for being a moron.
Lee Paige was making a presentation to children at the Orlando Youth Minority Golf Association on April 9, 2004, when he shot himself. Moments before the shooting, the 14-year agency veteran was displaying his firearm and telling students he was the only one in the room professional enough to handle a gun.
He was suspended for five days without pay after the accident, and the video was turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration. The lawsuit filed April 7 in federal court in Washington alleges the agency leaked the video to the public.
Frankly, the video should be part of the public record. It’s the perfect lesson on government employee arrogance, and the ideal reminder that a gun is ALWAYS loaded, so you should never, ever point it at anything you are not willing to shoot.
Government agencies and officials like to pretend that they are the only ones responsible enough to handle certain dangerous items and that they are the only people qualified enough to deal with problems that are just too big for us “average” folks to handle.
What garbage. Lee Paige should be forced to wear a hat that says “I shot myself in the foot in front of a room full of kids and all I got was that stupid hat.” He should also have to pay all the court costs involved in filing his suit when he loses. Being publicly ridiculed when you do something idiotic has value. It can teach you not to repeat the action that caused the ridicule.
This guy didn’t even lose his job, but since he didn’t shoot himself in his giant cajones, he is using them to attempt something that his shame should make him think twice about. Lee Paige, I’m publicly going to tell you I think you are an idiot, and I don’t think you learned the right lesson from shooting yourself in the foot. You should have gone and taken a gun handling class. You probably should have been fired. You’re living proof that our government employees are no more likely to be responsible with sensitive items than anyone else is.
You complain that people recognize you and that you can no longer work undercover because of the publicity you received. Good. You deserve negative attention.