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Affidavit: Man charged in turtle's death claimed self-defense
WFAA.COM ^ | 26 JULY 2016 | WFAA.COM

Posted on 07/26/2016 4:17:34 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist

AUSTIN - The man charged with beating a turtle to death with a hammer in June told police he acted in self-defense, according to his arrest affidavit.

Terry Washington, 55, was recorded by a witness the afternoon of June 21 hitting the turtle with a hammer by the Bouldin Creek spillway. The affidavit states several people had initially gathered to watch Washington reel in what they thought was a large fish. Witnesses told police they did not at any point see Washington try and help remove the fishing hook or cut the fishing line to free the turtle. A man who was with Washington was trying to help the turtle, witnesses said.

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To: pabianice

So do pigs, cows and lambs, but no shame to kill and eat them, is there?


21 posted on 07/26/2016 5:28:21 PM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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To: pabianice

Take your shaming to Chi-town, turtle lover.


22 posted on 07/26/2016 5:30:35 PM PDT by Dirt for sale (QS)
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To: HusbandMan

Biggest one we caught was 65 pounds! Some sort of prehistoric beast. Man! You had to be very careful around those things. We kept them in fresh water for two weeks, then butchered them. When you cut off it’s head, you had to throw it in the fire, because that head would snap at anything that came in range for 18 hours or more!


23 posted on 07/26/2016 5:32:53 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: Raycpa

“TerrapinLivesMatter


24 posted on 07/26/2016 5:42:05 PM PDT by PLMerite (Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Someone’s been playing drinking games during the DNC convention coverage.


25 posted on 07/26/2016 5:46:09 PM PDT by Bigg Red (You're on fire, stupid!)
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To: circlecity

I guess you tortoise a thing or two.


26 posted on 07/26/2016 5:48:37 PM PDT by Bigg Red (You're on fire, stupid!)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
Andrew Zimmern thinks, prepared properly, turtle testicles are delicious!


27 posted on 07/26/2016 5:57:06 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Donald Trump, warts and all, is not a public enemy. The Golems in the GOP are stasis and apathy)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

There is no duty to retreat in Texas, so he doesn’t have to argue that he could not outrun the turtle.


28 posted on 07/26/2016 5:58:02 PM PDT by Pollster1 (Somebody who agrees with me 80% of the time is a friend and ally, not a 20% traitor. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: Rik0Shay

Can we tell?


29 posted on 07/26/2016 6:07:52 PM PDT by Raycpa
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

They have one here at the aquarium down in Fair Park that is easy over 100 pounds.

I’m a turtle lover, I have had many over the years but currently down to 4. Sliders and stuff like that. I helped save a common snapper couple of years ago, scary monster. Only thing scarier is an alligator snapper. I do not want to see one of those when I am in the water.


30 posted on 07/26/2016 6:19:09 PM PDT by West Texas Chuck (EAT THE YOUNG! 100 million guppies can't be wrong.)
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To: Raycpa
Well, it's supposed to be a face-to-face initiation, all hushhush and secret, you know -- a super secret society with its own security question. Silly little spot of fun.

But to answer the question posed by RikOShay without giving the store away, it's the same thing a dog does on three legs.

31 posted on 07/26/2016 6:39:16 PM PDT by dorothy ( "When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty." - Thomas Jefferson)
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