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A random post by some AC provided a link to a video https://twitter.com/i/status/1553709678089146368

That video was interesting, but doesn't really provide details, so a search led me to Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb1MVFDy_tw

This incorporates elements of George Floyd, and many other infamous police interactions with citizens. "I can't breathe" "I have a medical condition" "My wife is pregnant" "I'm a federal agent", and maybe best of all, when ordered to get on the ground, "It ain't happening!" SURPRISE!! IT HAPPENED!

News2Share has obtained previously unreleased footage of a July 7, 2020 incident in which ATF Agent James Burk attempted to make contact with a member of the Columbus, Ohio community, who then called 911.

When Columbus PD officers Joseph Fihe and Kevin Winchell arrived, Agent Burk did not comply with their commands, even at gunpoint. The officers tased Agent Burk in the process of subduing him.

Agent Burk - who in 2015 was charged with shoplifting wine from a Kroger grocery story - is now suing the officers for excessive force.

NO REUSE WITHOUT PERMISSION Please contact Ford Fischer at fordfischer@news2share.com or call (573) 575-NEWS to license video. Photos and additional footage may be available upon request.

Additional links:
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2020/12/10/atf-agent-accuses-columbus-police-officers-excessive-force/6505667002/

https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/delhi-township/james-burk-atf-agent-charged-with-stealing-wine-from-kroger

DEERFIELD TWP., Ohio – A federal agent is charged with stealing wine from a Kroger store after employees grew suspicious and alerted authorities.

Police say ATF agent James Burk took expensive wine to the self-checkout lane and charged himself a small percent of the cost.

Burk was charged by the Warren County Sheriff's Office for stealing more than $200 in wine from the Landen Kroger.

According to deputies, they caught Burk going to the self-checkout in August and paying $19 for four bottles of wine that had a total price tag of $222.

The report says Burk bought bottles of Stag's Leap Wine priced at $62.99 and $33.99, but the code he entered charged him only $4.99.

According to the report, Kroger employees had grown suspicious of Burk and began watching him. They said he did the same thing multiple times.

https://redoubtnews.com/2021/02/when-feds-think-they-are-above-the-law/

When Feds Think They Are Above The Law
Throughout the entire encounter, Burk screamed multiple excuses as to why he should not be treated the way the Feds treat regular people every day.

And, none of the above addresses the issue of ATF agents knocking on doors, demanding to see your weapons, without a warrant. Similar instances have been documented around the country, but in most cases the agents are cooperating with local or state cops in uniform, as opposed to showing up in civilian clothes, claiming to be a federal agent.

Agent Burk is an embarrassment to any non-Nazi, non-fascist law enforcement agency.

 

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