Affidavit: Man charged in turtle's death claimed self-defense

WFAA.COM ^ | 26 JULY 2016 | WFAA.COM

[Alas Babylon!]

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

[Dirt for sale]

Take your shaming to Chi-town, turtle lover.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

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!

[PLMerite]

“TerrapinLivesMatter

[Bigg Red]

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

[Bigg Red]

I guess you tortoise a thing or two.

[COBOL2Java]

Andrew Zimmern thinks, prepared properly, turtle testicles are delicious!

[Pollster1]

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

[Raycpa]

Can we tell?

[West Texas Chuck]

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.

[dorothy]

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.