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5-year-old shot and killed
Daily Oklahoman ^ | August 4, 2007 | Johnny Johnson

Posted on 08/04/2007 5:44:25 PM PDT by cashion

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To: raybbr
Okay. What happens if you drop in the woods? How do you find it?

Simple, you pray! :)

101 posted on 08/05/2007 4:58:22 AM PDT by Hazcat (We won an immigration BATTLE, the WAR is not over. Be ever vigilant.)
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To: cashion

A broomhandle and some string would make a good improvised capture noose. Morons.


102 posted on 08/05/2007 5:09:16 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
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To: Hazcat
Simple, you pray! :)

Good one! I think I'll do that ...

103 posted on 08/05/2007 5:21:32 AM PDT by raybbr (You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote.)
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To: cashion; DAVEY CROCKETT; milford421; FARS; Founding Father; Calpernia; Velveeta

Ping to a sad story.


104 posted on 08/05/2007 6:06:36 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( Today is a good day for working on some heavy praying. The world needs God to hear them.)
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To: kcvl
The article doesn’t say but bird houses are usually up on very high poles, I have one in my back yard. A rat snake or a chicken snake could climb it, but a rattle snake? No.
105 posted on 08/05/2007 6:13:07 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: harpseal; TexasCowboy; AAABEST; Travis McGee; Squantos; Shooter 2.5; wku man; SLB; ...
Sorry, everyone, but words fail me.

Click the Gadsden flag for pro-gun resources!

106 posted on 08/05/2007 8:40:21 AM PDT by Joe Brower (Sheep have three speeds: "graze", "stampede" and "cower".)
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To: cashion

If a civilian did this, he be charged with negligent homicide; at a minimum. Because he was a cop, he’ll likely just be suspended for a while.


107 posted on 08/05/2007 8:43:36 AM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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To: muawiyah

Firing weapons WITHOUT BEING 100% CERTAIN OF THE BACKDROP IS IDIOCY, REGARDLESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OR SETTING.

I picture MY 5 year-old grandchild with the front of her head blown off.

I would personally see to it that the individual who did this incredibly stupid, thoughtless thing WOULD NOT LIVE OUT THE MONTH!

Not a threat: That’s a PROMISE!


108 posted on 08/05/2007 8:50:01 AM PDT by Dick Bachert (THEIR)
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To: Joe Brower

For all the good stories, there has to be a clinker.

These coppers were irresponsible


109 posted on 08/05/2007 8:52:14 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Joe Brower
What a sad story.
I guess chopping it in two with a hoe never came to mind. A number of things come to mind on how to deal with such a situation besides shooting the snake with a pistol.
110 posted on 08/05/2007 8:54:48 AM PDT by philman_36
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To: mylife
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1767926/posts This is an earlier story where we had three US Marshals, without apparant provocation (we have films guys) began shooting up a residential neighborhood in DC just as children were arriving home from school in the afternoon.

You can see one guy unload 3 magazines and load a 4th.

The Marshals Service is supposed to release a report on this eventually. In the meantime the Marshals doing the shooting are still on the job, endangering the public, or maybe they're in the federal witness protection plan.

All three of 'em are just the kind of guys to try shooting a snake out of a tree with a 9mm.

111 posted on 08/05/2007 8:58:48 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: SeaHawkFan
Yes,if a civilian did this: The cops would be all over his property and in his house seizing all his guns,the lefty news media would be all over the story telling us how bad guns are,the home owner would be charged with man slaughter.
112 posted on 08/05/2007 8:59:19 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (All comments now being monitored by BOR. He's looking out for you!)
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To: SmoothTalker

I’d take a rattlesnake bite any time over a dead kid.


113 posted on 08/05/2007 9:01:39 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Joe Brower

This incident just became THE police academy textbook example of what NOT to do with a firearm.


114 posted on 08/05/2007 9:04:01 AM PDT by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: vetsvette

Extremely poor judgment by the cops. I don’t shoot anything more powerful than an air rifle in my neighborhood.

A .410 shotgun with bird shot is what they needed. Works extremely well at close range and the pellets won’t travel over 70 yards and will barely penetrate skin deep at more than 25 yards.


115 posted on 08/05/2007 9:12:02 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: muawiyah

Most cops are good guys. Some get stupid with power.

We have a shooting range with a 20 ft high berm. Guess what two cops did?

Put soda cans on the top of the berm and shot at them.
They lobbed a few rounds through some poor guys truck.

Stupid is as stupid does


116 posted on 08/05/2007 9:22:06 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: muawiyah

The Video doesnt play here


117 posted on 08/05/2007 9:27:21 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Thats why the 410 is called “the snake charmer”


118 posted on 08/05/2007 9:29:22 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: raybbr
A camouflage Bible? Seriously?

An Army buddy gave me one that he bought at the base PX.

119 posted on 08/05/2007 9:31:13 AM PDT by Eaker (If illegal immigrants were so great for an economy; Mexico would be building a wall to keep them in)
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To: cashion

That cop belongs in prison. If it were you or me that fired that shot, you can pretty darn sure that oyr face would be splattered across the front page and we’d have the book thrown at us.


120 posted on 08/05/2007 9:31:47 AM PDT by Homer1
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