Video of drug agent shooting himself ruled matter of public interest

An agent for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration lost a ruling in federal appeals court when the court ruled that  a video that went viral of his accidentally shooting himself during a public lecture did not violate the  Privacy Act.

The agent claimed that the video was part of an investigation into the shooting and was private. -db

From The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, January 18, 2012, by Rachel Bunn.

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