Alan Goldberg

And then when they, you know, picked them up and took them out into the hall and threw them down to the ground and handcuffed them, they realized, all right, this was, you know, this is something else. This was clearly a sting.

And then when they, you know, picked them up and took them out into the hall and threw them down to the ground and handcuffed them, they realized, all right, this was, you know, this is something else. This was clearly a sting.

The head of the U.S. Marshal Service, the director is a guy named Stanley Morris, and he announced to the media that they had this very successful sting operation and had in fact captured two top ten fugitives. But then, Alan Goldberg started to look at what they'd taped that day. What happens after any story is you go back and you review all of the footage.

The head of the U.S. Marshal Service, the director is a guy named Stanley Morris, and he announced to the media that they had this very successful sting operation and had in fact captured two top ten fugitives. But then, Alan Goldberg started to look at what they'd taped that day. What happens after any story is you go back and you review all of the footage.

So while it all looked great, the truth was that it wasn't quite what they made it out to be.

So while it all looked great, the truth was that it wasn't quite what they made it out to be.

And as we learned more and more about what happened that day, it became clear that while the marshals had trumpeted this sting operation as a huge success, that the results of the sting were not what they seemed.

And as we learned more and more about what happened that day, it became clear that while the marshals had trumpeted this sting operation as a huge success, that the results of the sting were not what they seemed.

This is a pretty big deal and a lot of trouble just to catch a lot of small fish. And I think for them to make as big a deal out of it wasn't completely honest. Because, again, when you're talking about parking violations and other minor offenses, to be thrown to the ground and handcuffed and treated in that fashion, it does seem certainly excessive and I think you could argue unfair.

This is a pretty big deal and a lot of trouble just to catch a lot of small fish. And I think for them to make as big a deal out of it wasn't completely honest. Because, again, when you're talking about parking violations and other minor offenses, to be thrown to the ground and handcuffed and treated in that fashion, it does seem certainly excessive and I think you could argue unfair.

Do I think it's ethical what they did? Wow. I think the fact that a lot of the people that were arrested were petty... I don't even want to call them criminals. They were petty offenses. You know, you might have been arrested that day because you didn't answer a summons for a parking ticket. It could have been me.

Do I think it's ethical what they did? Wow. I think the fact that a lot of the people that were arrested were petty... I don't even want to call them criminals. They were petty offenses. You know, you might have been arrested that day because you didn't answer a summons for a parking ticket. It could have been me.