On Feb. 18, four Secret Service agents fought a crowd of locals in a San Diego-area bar brawl involving some 15 patrons. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, the fight was triggered by agents making "rude comments" to a local woman.
"Initially two Secret Service agents were assaulted near their vehicle by a group of men after they left a nightclub in Encinitas, Calif.," Secret Service spokesman Jim Mackin said. "Then two additional agents came to their aid."
The Secret Service does not reveal agent assignments and Mackin would not state whether the men had been guarding Vice President Dick Cheney, who was in southern California that day, or elaborate on the scuffle.
The agents did not identify themselves as Secret Service, nor were weapons drawn. One agent, however, reportedly bit off a piece of a bar patron's ear after feeling a tug on his gun.
After the incident, the agents left the scene before detectives arrived, San Diego Detective Sergeant Ron Morse reported. Detectives interviewed them later at their hotel.
The overwhelming question is, why were these agents involved in a bar brawl? Secret Service agents are, generally speaking, supposed to take bullets for the president, not draw violence to themselves. Moreover, though off-duty, why were they armed and in a bar when their assigned duty is to protect?
Such an incident is unacceptable. The Secret Service (which appears to be a misnomer) should be immediately re-evaluated. Our national security should not be left in the hands of bar-brawlers.
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