Posted on 07/19/2015 5:20:50 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
Disabled combat veteran Stan Pannaman had every reason to think that surviving a bomb blast during the Vietnam War might be his closest brush with death.
But five decades later the 72-year-old ex-Marine got another scare on a Lauderdale-by-the-Sea beach when he was shot and wounded with his own gun while volunteering to protect sea turtle nests, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
"It was bizarre, for lack of another word," Pannaman said Sunday from his home in Tamarac.
"After he shot me, the guy looked like he was in shock. He looked very, very surprised. He actually headed toward me and said, 'How are you? Are you OK?'
"Sir, you shot me. How could I be OK?" Pannaman replied.
The surreal scene played out about 11 p.m. Friday when Pannaman and a friend, South Florida Audubon Society president Doug Young, set off to monitor turtle nest sites near 3900 El Mar Drive.
At the entrance to the beach, the pair were confronted by a man who began cursing them, saying, "I hate sea turtle people. You're all f---ing crazy," said Pannaman. . .
(Excerpt) Read more at orlandosentinel.com ...
Sea turtle people are not a protected class, apparently.
It says he was shot and wounded with his own gun I think there is more to the story
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“But really, monitoring sea turtle nests should not be a life-threatening experience.”
Trespassing should be, however.
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Well duh! He’s a vet and a Marine!
See tagline...
All this could have been avoided if the people staying at the Marriott had deployed their blackout curtains.
Sea turtle nests are protected. The turtles have more rights than we do
There’s the problem ... the Keltic probably misfired.
When McAuliffe got hold of the pistol, he stood up, Pannaman said, and declared, “I’m going to shoot you with your flare gun.”
“Sir,” Pannaman said, “it’s not a flare gun. It’s a real gun.”
A flare gun can kill people too, this a hole should be charged with attempted murder and locked away in a tiny cell for many years
Depends on the motive, but I wouldn't say trespassing should generally rises to that level either.
Which one was trespassing?
Never a good idea. Only draw your weapon if you intend to fire it.
A visit here will soon show who has more rights -
Hint, it's not people...
NEVER threaten someone with a gun. Don’t pull it unless you are going to use it. Sounds like the assailant here is just plain Nuts.
I wonder if Rush will pick up on this story?
Worse than that...
“...Pannaman put the gun back in his pocket...”
He seems sorta normal, we spend a week together every year at the US Nationals in Indy.
Of course I never order turtle soup when we eat.
Sea turtle nests are protected. The turtles have more rights than we do
Not just sea turtles. I have a neighbor 8 doors up who has turtles in a hole in his yard....three holes with turtles. He put his home up for sale and the county came in and said....nope you can’t sell with those turtles in the yard. The other thing is he has to pay to have them removed at around 5 grand each but the county is going so slow at giving him permission even to pay and get the turtles out of there. He is so screwed. This has been going on for around 5 months now. Everyday, I walk my yard both front and back and two sides to ensure that no turtles are around. I do have an alligator in my pond in the back yard but that is no problem.
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