This is probably my forth post on Raymond Davis. Who thought we'd see him again in the news ever since he's been long gone away from Pakistan? My reason for posting is his actions are now once again in focus, but this time over an assault charge in the USA. He is due to make his next court appearance in December but meantime more detailed reports have stated that he went into an aggressive behavior against a fifty year old man over a parking dispute. He's been accused of fracturing the victim's face. Reports claimed the victim's wife and two little girls were in the car, his little girls screaming out of fear when Davis assaulted and screamed at him. I don't know how true that is but I did see the victim speaking to a news agency and his face bruised with injuries.
Then the latest reports reveal that Davis has been told by the judge to go through an anger management program and has been banned from carrying weapons in the state of Colorado. The victim and his family along with most witnesses claim Davis behaved aggressively. Some witnesses who seem to have appeared late to the scene claim he hadn't seen Davis throw a single punch at Jeff Maes. Below is a report of the incident after it first happened:
US court indicts Raymond Davis
The judges decision combined with all these claims takes us back to the important question of why Davis acted so recklessly in Lahore by shooting two Pakistani men in an open street on broad daylight.
There were many differing guesses as to why he did it:
-The men were ISI agents. This was the most popular claim though I still see no evidence of this and showed my reasons in another post on the whole affair.
-The men were robbers trying to rob him. This was first made by Davis and then repeated by the American diplomatic mission to Pakistan and was aided by the Pakistani fifth column. This was all rejected by a detailed police report on the incident which revealed Davis shot the victims in the back.
Also according to witnesses Davis had shot the second victim while he attempted to run away from the scene.
It is known that one of the victims Faizan Haider was carrying a pistol and this fact was used as an effort to defend Davis by the American diplomatic mission as well as the fifth columnist Irfan Husain.
But police investigation also revealed that it was a registered weapon and acquired by Haider due to being witness to a crime. In fact he was just returning from court when he was shot dead by Davis.
-Davis killed the two men out of misunderstanding. This was my reason and probably now seems more valid that the rest. Davis claimed the two men were following him. I had maintained the whole time that their path coincided with Davis' which gave him the false impression that they were following him.
When he saw Faizan Haider's gun, he thought he was right and fired out of fear for being attacked.
-Another not so well known reason is that Davis fired to divert attention and let the CIA car escape that was carrying important material which also killed Ibadur Rahman.
This should not be ruled out as it is a tactical move.
But if it was not, then we are left with the other more known reasons. My reason seems strongest now after this incident of aggressive behavior. It shows Davis tends to respond to threats and misunderstandings violently.
His misunderstanding in Lahore is what most likely revealed the CIA's covert operations after he was arrested. After all which secret agent would shoot two people in broad daylight in a crowded street?
Unless the last reason is correct I believe it was his own aggressive behavior that caused him to shoot Faizan Haider and his friend Fahim. This parking lot fight and the judge's order to take anger management reveals his violent nature.
We may learn more in the coming days if more reports of his trial emerge.
Then the latest reports reveal that Davis has been told by the judge to go through an anger management program and has been banned from carrying weapons in the state of Colorado. The victim and his family along with most witnesses claim Davis behaved aggressively. Some witnesses who seem to have appeared late to the scene claim he hadn't seen Davis throw a single punch at Jeff Maes. Below is a report of the incident after it first happened:
US court indicts Raymond Davis
The judges decision combined with all these claims takes us back to the important question of why Davis acted so recklessly in Lahore by shooting two Pakistani men in an open street on broad daylight.
There were many differing guesses as to why he did it:
-The men were ISI agents. This was the most popular claim though I still see no evidence of this and showed my reasons in another post on the whole affair.
-The men were robbers trying to rob him. This was first made by Davis and then repeated by the American diplomatic mission to Pakistan and was aided by the Pakistani fifth column. This was all rejected by a detailed police report on the incident which revealed Davis shot the victims in the back.
Also according to witnesses Davis had shot the second victim while he attempted to run away from the scene.
It is known that one of the victims Faizan Haider was carrying a pistol and this fact was used as an effort to defend Davis by the American diplomatic mission as well as the fifth columnist Irfan Husain.
But police investigation also revealed that it was a registered weapon and acquired by Haider due to being witness to a crime. In fact he was just returning from court when he was shot dead by Davis.
-Davis killed the two men out of misunderstanding. This was my reason and probably now seems more valid that the rest. Davis claimed the two men were following him. I had maintained the whole time that their path coincided with Davis' which gave him the false impression that they were following him.
When he saw Faizan Haider's gun, he thought he was right and fired out of fear for being attacked.
-Another not so well known reason is that Davis fired to divert attention and let the CIA car escape that was carrying important material which also killed Ibadur Rahman.
This should not be ruled out as it is a tactical move.
But if it was not, then we are left with the other more known reasons. My reason seems strongest now after this incident of aggressive behavior. It shows Davis tends to respond to threats and misunderstandings violently.
His misunderstanding in Lahore is what most likely revealed the CIA's covert operations after he was arrested. After all which secret agent would shoot two people in broad daylight in a crowded street?
Unless the last reason is correct I believe it was his own aggressive behavior that caused him to shoot Faizan Haider and his friend Fahim. This parking lot fight and the judge's order to take anger management reveals his violent nature.
We may learn more in the coming days if more reports of his trial emerge.
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