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Man arrested for beating opossum can sue police
Associated Press ^
| August. 10, 2012
Posted on 08/10/2012 11:08:12 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California man arrested with his young son for beating an opossum with a shovel can sue police officers for wrongful arrest because it's not illegal to kill an opossum, a federal appeals court ruled.
In 2008, Lorenzo Oliver called Anaheim police about an opossum attacking his bulldogs in his backyard.
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To: Slings and Arrows; Revolting cat!
Beating the opossum, is that what the kids are calling it today?
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posted on
08/10/2012 11:10:54 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Eric Holder's NAACP rally against the voter ID laws required the press to bring govt issue photo ID.)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Sorry, bud. The ‘possum was gay. Hate crime.
To: a fool in paradise
Just make sure you stay away from his bulldogs while he is beating his opossum.
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posted on
08/10/2012 11:14:43 AM PDT
by
donhunt
(Certified and proud "Son of a Bitch".)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Leftist insanity this man was deluged with hate mail for killing a pest which was attacking his pets. So they arrested him because these idiots have been raised to believe killing an animal is worse than putting a dad in prison.
I really hate this crap. I hope he gets a million dollars and kills some more possums for good measure. Cook em up too, possum pie.
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posted on
08/10/2012 11:15:16 AM PDT
by
Williams
(No Obama)
To: Free ThinkerNY
an opossum attacking his bulldogs in his backyard. If this is real (and not a South Park "he's coming right at us" defense), then my first though would be that the opossum was rabid. They may hiss a little when disturbed, but opossums generally retreat from any threat.
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posted on
08/10/2012 11:16:14 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Recycled Olympic tagline Shut up, Bob Costas. Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Earlier it was
pig slapping.
Now they're beating possums.
What's next?
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posted on
08/10/2012 11:16:21 AM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: Williams
Damned city cops. Any cop from rural US would never have done this. Damn cities!
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posted on
08/10/2012 11:17:09 AM PDT
by
umgud
(No Rats, No Rino's)
To: Responsibility2nd
What's next?Hanging wannabe tyrants from lamp-posts.
/johnny
To: Free ThinkerNY
Rick Perry would have shot it then made a coat from it.
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posted on
08/10/2012 11:19:29 AM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Looting the future to bribe the present)
To: a fool in paradise
Didn’t Pee Wee Herman get arrested for beating his pet possum?
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posted on
08/10/2012 11:20:19 AM PDT
by
JaguarXKE
(If my Fluffy had a puppy, it would look like the puppy Obama ate!)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Lorenzo Oliver called Anaheim police about an opossum attacking his bulldogs in his backyard. A possum attacked his bulldogs? Yeah, sure it did.
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posted on
08/10/2012 11:20:54 AM PDT
by
GBA
To: umgud
Now Feinswine and Boxcar will ban shovels, too.
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posted on
08/10/2012 11:21:03 AM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Looting the future to bribe the present)
To: Responsibility2nd
"Earlier it was pig slapping. Now they're beating possums. What's next?"Cat Juggling?
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posted on
08/10/2012 11:22:04 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: Responsibility2nd
"Earlier it was pig slapping. Now they're beating possums. What's next?"Cat Juggling?
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posted on
08/10/2012 11:22:42 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: umgud
the cops are just mad because the possum almost killed the dog they wanted to shoot.
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posted on
08/10/2012 11:23:34 AM PDT
by
TurboZamboni
(Looting the future to bribe the present)
To: GBA
Yes, I find that strange also, they seem very timid.
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posted on
08/10/2012 11:35:13 AM PDT
by
fortheDeclaration
(Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
To: JaguarXKE
Noooooo. Pee Wee was choking his chicken.
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posted on
08/10/2012 11:35:47 AM PDT
by
Tupelo
(TeaPartier ..... but no longer a Republican)
To: KarlInOhio
Agreed.
Rabid, or maybe infected or snakebit.
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posted on
08/10/2012 11:47:11 AM PDT
by
agere_contra
(Vote ABO. Don't choose the Greater Evil and then boast about how principled you are)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Hopefully he’ll get enough to force Anaheim to cut police.
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posted on
08/10/2012 11:55:49 AM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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