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NRA2BFree SANTA FE (AP) - Santa Fe police believe a Los Alamos National Laboratory whistleblower beaten outside a Santa Fe bar could have been attacked bec ause he allegedly struck a pedestrian in the parking lot. They do not believe the beating of Tommy Hook had anything to do with his status as a whistleblower. Deputy Police Chief Eric Johnson says the investigation is leaning toward a fight in the parking lot leading to the beating Sunday. Johnson says Santa Fe police do not plan any immediate arrests. He says t he department is turning the case over to the district attorney. He says the district attorneys office will have to figure out who should be ch arged. Hook suffered a broken jaw, a herniated disc and missing teeth when he wa s attacked early Sunday outside a topless bar. He and his supporters have said they believe the beating was meant to kee p him from talking about alleged financial irregularities at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Why would he say it was over the w histleblower incident, if, in fact, it was over an accident? I will beli eve the findings of the FBI when they issue their report.
View Replies To: NRA2BFree He was probably drunk as a skunk when it all happened. My speculation at this point is that he is an unbalanced man, and likely a malcontent. His "whistleblowing" probably has not resulted in what he' d hoped for. Frustrated, he went to go get drunk at a very nasty place. Of course, all the LANL malcontents have latched onto this and are sayin g "the man / the establishment / Bushites wanted to shut him up" blah,bl ah, blah.
View Replies I think I'll just take a wait and see approach to this story. I've read s everal articles on the incident and there seems to be witnesses other th an the beaten party that are backing up his version, while other witness es are going the exact opposite direction. One says he received a table dance in the club, several others claim he never had any contact at all with any of the dancers.
View Replies To: GOP_1900AD He was probably drunk as a skunk when it all happened. He received a phone call at home and he left to go m eet a caller who said he had information on the whistleblower case. He o nly had a couple of drinks and when no one showed up, he left the bar. My speculation at this point is that he is an unbalanced man, and likely a malcontent. His "whistleblowing" probably has not resulted in what he' d hoped for. Frustrated, he went to go get drunk at a very nasty place. Of course, all the LANL malcontents have latched onto this and are sayin g "the man / the establishment / Bushites wanted to shut him up" blah,bl ah, blah. Actually, he's one of the auditors that brought to light the missing mill ions at the Lab.
View Replies To: digitalbrownshirt I've got no confidence in our FBI these days. You have to keep in mind t hat Santa Fe is a small town. It wouldn't surprise me if the SFPD is abo ut as qualified to investigate this case as the Boulder PD was to invest igate the Jon Benet Ramsey case.
View Replies To: elli1 My FBI reference was to comment #1, also,one of the articles I read has t he whistleblower family and lawyer claiming the FBI was leaking informat ion in an attempt to smear him. As I said earlier, I'll just wait and se e how it all shakes out.
View Replies To: digitalbrownshirt I've not a lot of confidence in the FBI, either. I only meant my comments as a caution to not put much stock in the SFPD, either.
View Replies To: NRA2BFree Why would the pedestrian who was struck and was that pissed allow Mr Hoo ks to go into the bar and drink 2 mixed drinks, allow 1 hour to pass, an d then blindside him over 1 hour later. If it was rage which possessed t he attacker, how could he contain his rage for that period of time? Why was it reported that they told him to kee p his mouth shut?
View Replies To: elli1 This story is coming from the Santa Fe police. You have to keep in mind t hat Santa Fe is a small town. It wouldn't surprise me if the SFPD is abo ut as qualified to investigate this case as the Boulder PD was to invest igate the Jon Benet Ramsey case. I hate to say anything about police officers, because my husband was one, but I've had personal experience with the Santa Fe PD, and they are inc ompetent, as far as I'm concerned.
View Replies To: NRA2BFree Are you familiar with the Flight #800 witnesses and how the FBI didn't wa nt to talk with anyone who said they saw the missile going upwards? My b elief in our government agencies has been shattered by their own actions .
View Replies To: B4Ranch Are you familiar with the Flight #800 witnesses and how the FBI didn't wa nt to talk with anyone who said they saw the missile going upwards? My b elief in our government agencies has been shattered by their own actions . I've seen pictures of the missile about to strike the plane. Yeah, I know what you mean, these government agencies do leave you feeling betrayed, and distrusting.
View Replies To: claptrap Why would you believe anything the FBI says? Their track record in the truthfulness department isnt very good. I was faced with believing the Santa Fe PD which has NO credibility, or waiting for the FBI's report. Hopefully the victim will be able to i dentify some of the men who beat him, and maybe, just maybe the whole tr uth will come out!
GOP_1900AD Details: Hook arrived Cheeks 6:30 PM Consumed six beers. Attempted to back out of parking place in Cheeks parking lot nearly backi ng over pedestrian. Pedestrian and friends didn't appreciate being nearly backed over and act ed out. Zero correlation between another Sunday morning at Cheeks and whistleblow ing re LANL WF&A.
Not to say LANL doesn't warrant a thorough counterintelligence reform per Notra Trulock, Code Name Kindred Spirit: Inside The Chinese Espionage S candal, Encounter, 2003. Not to say the FBI doesn't warrant rebuke for Richard Jewell and the Waco massacre and more. Not to say the SFPD isn't a satire of itself with its three-car-per-traff ic-stop policy. But in this case Freud is right: the cigar is just a cigar.
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