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Wed Feb 1, 2012, 11:00 AM

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FBI apologizes to Fitchburg woman after using a chainsaw on her front door. [View all] Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 OP

Did this image come to mind for anyone else on reading the subject line? slackmaster Feb 2012 #1

or this Blue_Tires Feb 2012 #7

I'm sure the Feds indentified themselves first. Still ... Auggie Feb 2012 #10

I'm glad for your concern Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #19

Yes, horrible ideal for the family Auggie Feb 2012 #22

We have to laugh, otherwise we might be crying and in tears instead nolabels Feb 2012 #58

Im pretty sure there have been many quakerboy Feb 2012 #72

"FBI and youre under arrest." as they stand over her with a chainsaw. Kablooie Feb 2012 #50

Yup Renew Deal Feb 2012 #20

That one was the first thing that popped into my mind. BlueIris Feb 2012 #31

You and your common sense! tech_smythe Feb 2012 #40

I miss the good old days when the Boston FBI branch was answerable to Whitey Bulger, too. n/t hughee99 Feb 2012 #65

lawsuit Lint Head Feb 2012 #2

Absolutely. I imagine that family might just get enough to be able to buy a house and get out of MADem Feb 2012 #16

NOPE. Sovereign immunity. /nt TheMadMonk Feb 2012 #42

That can be easily trumped by the Federal Tort Claims Act. I think she has a case. MADem Feb 2012 #54

I hope that apology comes wrapped in a multi-million dollar cheque /nt dickthegrouch Feb 2012 #3

Do they even replace the door? FarCenter Feb 2012 #4

Local news said they offered to repair all the damage and apologized. MADem Feb 2012 #17

Yes ... the owner of the property littlewolf Feb 2012 #38

What does she need a door for? MattSh Feb 2012 #53

Correct, what does she need a door for? RC Feb 2012 #59

+1,000,000 freshwest Feb 2012 #8

I can see some money because they did screw up but not sure it should be more than cstanleytech Feb 2012 #44

Yeah, it's difficult to overstate how traumatic it must have been Blue_Tires Feb 2012 #57

"I'd yell back "Bull-SHIT! The FBI doesn't chainsaw people's doors!" Except clearly they do as this cstanleytech Feb 2012 #64

Charming, simply charming...... Sherman A1 Feb 2012 #5

Next, will be driving a tank through the side of a building and then RKP5637 Feb 2012 #6

Me thinks they are working up to the drone strikes in this country. RC Feb 2012 #60

Even if someone is a drug dealer, is this really necessary? Nikia Feb 2012 #9

Chainsaw prevents booby trapped door from exploding when you kick it in. No defense, just fact. TalkingDog Feb 2012 #11

Don't Chainsaws React Rather Badly to Nails and Other Hard Metal Bits? AndyTiedye Feb 2012 #27

Probably use the same kind of chain fireman use for roof ventilation. bluesbassman Feb 2012 #32

Just glad no agents were harmed. raouldukelives Feb 2012 #12

LOL Cal Carpenter Feb 2012 #14

This sort of crap Yo_Mama Feb 2012 #13

Police forces do this all the time - then say oops sorry Smilo Feb 2012 #15

If only this poor woman A Simple Game Feb 2012 #18

+10 RC Feb 2012 #61

This same kind Doc Holliday Feb 2012 #21

And the 92 Year Old Woman in Atlanta AndyTiedye Feb 2012 #28

I dont think that atlanta one is comparable because in that case the police if I recall got caught cstanleytech Feb 2012 #46

The woman's family has been awarded damages, don't know how much though. n/t RebelOne Feb 2012 #66

Was that Tuttle or Buttle? progressoid Feb 2012 #23

Good thing she didn't have a dog Cherchez la Femme Feb 2012 #24

She did have a dog--they ordered her to hold it. MADem Feb 2012 #55

Then thank god it was a puppy Cherchez la Femme Feb 2012 #63

America is not a police state. Repeat... Gregorian Feb 2012 #25

The agents in this case are yellow cowards. Dawson Leery Feb 2012 #26

30 minutes??? How long does it take? ... MarkCharles Feb 2012 #29

More detail she had a dog, picture of door, 3yr old daughter Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #30

Get a lawyer. They will settle very quickly. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #33

The FBI is still headed by a Bush appointee Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #34

Probably even worse then. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #35

sadly, agree with you. marasinghe Feb 2012 #68

FBI = Fucked Up Bunch of Idiots solarman350 Feb 2012 #36

Legalize It! slay Feb 2012 #37

In every one of these cases, there should be a detailed investigation, and every officer petronius Feb 2012 #39

In any organization your gonna have mistakes happen though as for the firing aspect I believe cstanleytech Feb 2012 #48

Mistakes have consequences, and when your 'mistake' produces the equivalent of petronius Feb 2012 #49

Your rushing ahead without thinking and that way leads to things like cstanleytech Feb 2012 #51

But the 'drug dealer' deserves the PTSD for his medical marijuana, right? saras Feb 2012 #41

Huh? The guy next door wasn't selling pot. MADem Feb 2012 #67

Shouldn't they at least be watching the apt they're getting ready to chainsaw through beforehand? bloomington-lib Feb 2012 #43

this points to how rubber stamped littlewolf Feb 2012 #45

Chainsaw? grantcart Feb 2012 #47

exactly what I was thinking eyewall Feb 2012 #52

Remember, law enforcement (even on the federal level) Blue_Tires Feb 2012 #56

In Al Pacino's Scarface eyewall Feb 2012 #62

i agree; the college grad variety of pig, appears to have been sold on the 'life imitates art' meme. marasinghe Feb 2012 #69

Law Enforcement at all levels will keep doing this, and one day MicaelS Feb 2012 #70

what about the door - and counseling for the children? nt arely staircase Feb 2012 #71