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Udder Lunacy: cow shot dead by dozens of terrified police officers in England [tr]
Daily Mail ^
| 5/21/15
| Ledwith
Posted on 05/21/2015 11:31:54 AM PDT by pabianice
Cornered by dozens of police officers, a helicopter, 20 squad vehicles and six snipers, the villain had nowhere left to run.
And with a single shot to the head the dramatic cross-country chase came to a deadly conclusion.
But the target in the police riflemens sights was not an escaped killer it was Bessie the cow.
'Cruel and utterly pointless': Bessie the cow (pictured) was shot dead after being cornered by dozens of policemen, a helicopter, 20 squad vehicles and six snipers. She had escaped from a country park on Sunday
Locals are so upset at her unhappy end that they are planning a candlelit vigil tomorrow to remember her with 7,000 people 'liking' the event on Facebook.
Onlookers say trigger-happy police should have tranquilised the animal instead, claiming it was peacefully chewing the cud when it was gunned down.
Bessie was among three cows to bolt from a country park after being spooked by a dog.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
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Terrifying!
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posted on
05/21/2015 11:31:54 AM PDT
by
pabianice
To: pabianice
Bessie the cow (pictured) was shot dead after being cornered by dozens of policemen, a helicopter, 20 squad vehicles and six snipers.
I'm not sure they brought enough guys.
To: pabianice
It was a cow “of color” ...
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posted on
05/21/2015 11:35:19 AM PDT
by
spodefly
(This is my tag line. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
To: pabianice
Where did they get a gun?
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posted on
05/21/2015 11:35:42 AM PDT
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: spodefly
To: pabianice
Holy MOOOSlim overkill, BatMan!!
They do still have weapons in the UK in officers hands.
Special occasions only tho.
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posted on
05/21/2015 11:36:00 AM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
To: pabianice
Now I understand why they keep most British cops unarmed.
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posted on
05/21/2015 11:36:09 AM PDT
by
BitWielder1
(I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
To: pabianice
I guess they don’t have cowboys in England.
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posted on
05/21/2015 11:37:48 AM PDT
by
Rio
(Proud resident of the State of Jefferson)
To: pabianice
What the hell is wrong with these idiots? Give it a handful of food and it would have followed you anywhere.
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posted on
05/21/2015 11:39:01 AM PDT
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: pabianice
`Cows Gone Wild, Great Britain': When bovine pranks go bad.
10
posted on
05/21/2015 11:39:22 AM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: NormsRevenge
Just looking for any excuse to play with their guns.
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posted on
05/21/2015 11:40:19 AM PDT
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: pabianice
Let’s not judge so quickly. Were their brands still on fire and their hooves made of steel?
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posted on
05/21/2015 11:43:24 AM PDT
by
Telepathic Intruder
(The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
To: pabianice
Wouldn’t it have made more sense, once they had found the cow, to corner her and send for a keeper at the park to take her back? Of course, that solution wouldn’t have allowed them to play SWAT.
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posted on
05/21/2015 11:43:27 AM PDT
by
Southside_Chicago_Republican
(If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.)
To: all the best
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posted on
05/21/2015 11:45:18 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
("It's not easy being drunk all the time; everyone would do it, if it were easy.")
To: pabianice
Bessie was among three cows to bolt from a country park after being spooked by a dog. Showing remarkable restraint not to have shot the dog too.
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posted on
05/21/2015 11:46:23 AM PDT
by
C210N
(When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
To: C210N
When do we light a candle for the loss of common sense?
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posted on
05/21/2015 11:51:02 AM PDT
by
Ingtar
(Capitulation is the enemy of Liberty, or so the recent past has shown.)
To: pabianice
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posted on
05/21/2015 11:51:25 AM PDT
by
C210N
(When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
To: pabianice
Allowing individuals to use dogs in fox hunting is tyranny. Having police snipers target a cow is necessary and just. /liberal logic
This is what happens when pansy anti-gun nations such as the UK leave self-defence to central planners (AKA the police) instead of allowing individuals to act and adjust their plans in accordance to events.
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posted on
05/21/2015 11:52:05 AM PDT
by
Objective Scrutator
(All liberals are criminals, and all criminals are liberals)
To: pabianice
BOVINE LIVES MATTER!!!!!.........................
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posted on
05/21/2015 11:52:21 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
To: ClearCase_guy
“Hoofs up dont moo!”
A much appreciated lol. Thanks.
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