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U.S. Park Police officer shoots himself in foot after being attacked by raccoon in D.C.
wjla.com ^ | Nov. 3, 2016 | Q MCCRAY

Posted on 11/03/2016 3:01:58 PM PDT by PROCON

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — A U.S. Park Police officer shot himself in the foot Thursday after being attacked by a raccoon in Northwest D.C., according to officials.

Police say the officer was trying to get the raccoon off him when he shot himself. The officer was taken to the hospital and police say the injuries are not life-threatening.

ABC7's Q McCray reports neighbors say they heard nine gunshots and that the officer was flown to the hospital.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: banglist; ouch; parkpolice; racoon
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To: Paladin2

. . . or marksmanship training, or a new profession.


41 posted on 11/03/2016 3:32:36 PM PDT by Herr Karl Hungus
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To: PROCON

I think they finally removed the raccoon when he went to the hospital for the wound to his foot.

The cop’s foot. The raccoon was scared, but unharmed.


42 posted on 11/03/2016 3:33:03 PM PDT by Dr. Pritchett
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To: trisham

Yeah I started deer hunting a few years ago. I’ve done very well but have chosen not to the deer to butcher because of cwd fears. I just figure the processing equipment is more likely to be contaminated with the bulk that goes through.


43 posted on 11/03/2016 3:33:17 PM PDT by TBall
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To: PROCON

Nine shots and only hit himself once. That’s pretty good, isn’t it?


44 posted on 11/03/2016 3:41:04 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: TBall

I’ve never hunted, but I did recently buy some books for reference about hunting and butchering. One can never be too prepared.


45 posted on 11/03/2016 3:44:07 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Smittie

I want to know how the coon got on him....It doesn’t say but if that ringtailed rat was rabid, he’d find a way and FAST. They are mean as spit on a hot giddle, but sick they’ll come looking for you.


46 posted on 11/03/2016 3:45:16 PM PDT by Safetgiver (Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: TBall

Wouldn’t you get exposed just by cleaning the thing if it were rabid?..yes, Cut while gutting it or open sores are routes of infection.


47 posted on 11/03/2016 3:47:55 PM PDT by Safetgiver (Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: TBall

Don’t cut into the spine or brain. It’s where the prions are concentrated.
No known CWD where I hunt, but no sense taking chances. .


48 posted on 11/03/2016 3:48:38 PM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: PROCON

Did he used to work for the DEA? There was an idiot there who shot himself in the foot while talking to schoolkids.


49 posted on 11/03/2016 3:50:17 PM PDT by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: jazusamo

Husband was riding bike when rabid racoon jumped out of brush & chased him. Husband said its growl sounded like a bear. LOL! Husband never pedaled so hard & fast in his life.


50 posted on 11/03/2016 3:51:54 PM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: PROCON
Nine shots...

And one in the foot.


51 posted on 11/03/2016 3:54:38 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: smokingfrog

“He could have wiped-out half of Washington, D.C.

Mmm. Wait a minute ....”


Good one. :-)

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52 posted on 11/03/2016 3:56:06 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Rome2000
These Park Police idiots don’t need guns.

Maybe it was Vince Foster's? Since the Park Police ruled his death a [Arkansas] "suicide", the gun, no longer considered "evidence", was now available for use by Park Police?

53 posted on 11/03/2016 3:56:52 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: PROCON

Brings to mind Jerry Clower’s Coon Hunt [Knock Him Out John]

https://youtu.be/-4FUhUHOhwU


54 posted on 11/03/2016 3:58:26 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: W.
"Why did you shoot nine rounds?"

"Because I ran out of ammo."

55 posted on 11/03/2016 4:02:36 PM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: Smittie
...the coon...

Eric Cartman can be a tenacious little bugger. The Coon Trailer HD (YouTube)

56 posted on 11/03/2016 4:03:47 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

LOL! I don’t blame him in the least, raccoons are nasty animals and can be ill tempered when not rabid.

We live in the city limits but the property that backs up to us is about 3/4 of an acre and the back half of that is unkempt jungle. Every year we see raccoons on the fence and in our yard at times.

I tell the grandkids to give them a wide berth and not to mess with them.


57 posted on 11/03/2016 4:05:53 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: PROCON

He needs to change his clothes cologne.


58 posted on 11/03/2016 4:08:40 PM PDT by semaj (Audentes fortuna juvat: Fortune favors the bold. Be Bold FRiends.)
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To: PROCON

59 posted on 11/03/2016 4:08:45 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights

Yeah don’t let the cute, cuddly pictures fool you. They can be vicious. I had one kill 10 of my chickens in one night. I have to set out traps every other night just to keep my animals safe. Mean, vicious little rascals.


60 posted on 11/03/2016 4:10:25 PM PDT by JGT
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