Official Secret Service Press Release

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:firing a gun for breaking into a car? what is happening?

They were carjacking a secret service car being used by someone under Secret Service protection.

Uhhh no they weren't. They were breaking into an unoccupied car. This is right in the press release. I think SS is pretty well-trained though, so I trust that they had a reason to fire the gun. YMMV.

You’re already gave the reason. Someone was breaking into a car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:firing a gun for breaking into a car? what is happening?

They were carjacking a secret service car being used by someone under Secret Service protection.

Uhhh no they weren't. They were breaking into an unoccupied car. This is right in the press release. I think SS is pretty well-trained though, so I trust that they had a reason to fire the gun. YMMV.

They reason they fired the gun is because the criminals were engaged in behavior that put their protectee in danger.

They are not going to wait long enough to assess whether it’s just a run of the mill DC juvenile delinquent or a terrorist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:firing a gun for breaking into a car? what is happening?

The car thieves won’t think twice about firing a gun to take your car.

+1000000000000000

Good grief people enough with this crap. Every life is NOT valuable. Deal with it.

There are people who live among us that believe this. We’re in trouble.

[Anonymous]

Why can't the federal government just buy everyone a car?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No hyperbole Jeff. This is just the twitter link to the Official Secret Service Statement.

Our preliminary statement on the weapon discharge following a break-in to a Secret Service vehicle. Two to Three possible suspects fled the scene in a vehicle and a regional bulletin has been issued to supporting units.
@DCPoliceDept are investigating the incident.

Who is Jeff???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:firing a gun for breaking into a car? what is happening?

Yes that is what happens when you FAFO with SS vehicle. I am with other PPs, too bad the missed.

But not to worry, these little princes are unharmed and on the next caper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:firing a gun for breaking into a car? what is happening?

Yes that is what happens when you FAFO with SS vehicle. I am with other PPs, too bad the missed.

But not to worry, these little princes are unharmed and on the next caper.

Liberal and starting to agree. I’m sure some kids are “Joy ridding” but it’s really gotten out of hand.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If they’d hit a kid (it was almost certainly a kid) we’d have riots today.

No. When the kid was shot and killed in the attempted carjacking in Judiciary Square, there were no riots.

Here, it wasn't an attempted carjacking, it would just be "unauthorized use" - kids are stealing ambulances and fire trucks as well as police cars/trucks, seems like a secret service vehicle is an obvious next step.

It's embarrassing for the Secret Service to practically be lumped in with the "UDC police." At least the USSS vehicle wasn't stolen in the end.

Indeed, the lack of criticism of the shooter in that case was remarkable--I heard NO comments like "oh they were just two kids messing around" or "the officer was racist". People have had enough.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:firing a gun for breaking into a car? what is happening?

Yes that is what happens when you FAFO with SS vehicle. I am with other PPs, too bad the missed.

But not to worry, these little princes are unharmed and on the next caper.

Doesn’t have to be a government vehicle as we now know that is to a hero in Brookland earlier this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:firing a gun for breaking into a car? what is happening?

They were carjacking a secret service car being used by someone under Secret Service protection.

The boldness of these car thieves is mind-blowing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:firing a gun for breaking into a car? what is happening?

They were carjacking a secret service car being used by someone under Secret Service protection.

Uhhh no they weren't. They were breaking into an unoccupied car. This is right in the press release. I think SS is pretty well-trained though, so I trust that they had a reason to fire the gun. YMMV.

They reason they fired the gun is because the criminals were engaged in behavior that put their protectee in danger.

They are not going to wait long enough to assess whether it’s just a run of the mill DC juvenile delinquent or a terrorist.

There is no indication in the press release or elsewhere that the protectee was ever in danger. The agent shot at people breaking into a vehicle.

[Anonymous]

If DC would FINALLY build more bike lanes the kids wouldn’t need to steal cars as often. #bikelanesarehumanrights

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:firing a gun for breaking into a car? what is happening?

They were carjacking a secret service car being used by someone under Secret Service protection.

Uhhh no they weren't. They were breaking into an unoccupied car. This is right in the press release. I think SS is pretty well-trained though, so I trust that they had a reason to fire the gun. YMMV.

They reason they fired the gun is because the criminals were engaged in behavior that put their protectee in danger.

They are not going to wait long enough to assess whether it’s just a run of the mill DC juvenile delinquent or a terrorist.

There is no indication in the press release or elsewhere that the protectee was ever in danger. The agent shot at people breaking into a vehicle.

His only mistake was missing.

[Anonymous]

This is odd. Shooting at someone in a very crowded neighborhood when no one was in harms way doesn’t make sense and certainly isn’t SOP.

There are a bunch of Secret Service protectees in my immediate neighborhood and I can’t see the agents shooting like this.

[Anonymous]

There may be part of the story we won't hear.

I also wonder if significant weapons in the car--automatic weapons to grenade launchers--that would would put agents at risk--justify the shooting.