Remember that video?
At the risk of helping his case I'll go on record as saying what an idiot he is.
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A federal agent who accidentally shot himself in the foot while demonstrating gun safety to school children is suing the agency, saying video of the incident has made him the joke of the Internet.
Lee Paige was addressing children at the Orlando Youth Minority Golf Association on April 9, 2004, when he shot himself.
Moments before the shooting, the 14-year federal agent was displaying his firearm and telling students he was the only one in the room professional enough to handle a gun.
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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.
After it surfaced, the tape soon became popular on the Internet.
It aired on television, including late-night talk shows.
Paige, 45, "is the target of jokes, derision, ridicule and disparaging comments" because of the publicity, according to the lawsuit, which seeks an unspecified amount.
Lee Paige was addressing children at the Orlando Youth Minority Golf Association on April 9, 2004, when he shot himself.
Moments before the shooting, the 14-year federal agent was displaying his firearm and telling students he was the only one in the room professional enough to handle a gun.
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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.
After it surfaced, the tape soon became popular on the Internet.
It aired on television, including late-night talk shows.
Paige, 45, "is the target of jokes, derision, ridicule and disparaging comments" because of the publicity, according to the lawsuit, which seeks an unspecified amount.
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