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.
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Ok let me get this straight. A young British soldier was almost beheaded on the streets of London in the daylight and not 1 police were able to help, BUT! a cow runs loose and OMG!!! CALL OUT THE CALVARY!!!
I’m sorry Britain has totally lost it.
OK, fire up the grill!
They're the famous cow killers from Northumbria.
I guess we’re gonna milk this thread for all it’s worth.....................
You there, stop it.
Time for the annual bobbies BBQ.
That’s how the police should have reacted to the Muslim Savage (redundant, I know) that beheaded the English soldier in the street.
So, the Muslim savage gets a slap on the wrist for slicing off the head of a British soldier, and the cow is executed for peacefully chewing her cud.
You gotta beef with me?....................
When we had cows get loose, my parents would call one of the kids to go get it. A couple friends would tag along, we’d lead her on back to the field. Police were the last thing on our minds.
Police? For roaming cow? Then shoot it? Geez.
(facepalm) good grief.
LOL - I miss “The Far Side”.
At least UK police didn’t bring the military armored vehicles for the terrified police officers.
Follow. But! Follow only if ye be men of valor! For the entrance to this cave is guarded by a creature so foul, so cruel, that no man yet has fought with it... and lived! BONES of full fifty men lie *strewn* about its lair! So! Brave knights! If you do doubt your courage or your strength, come no further, for death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy udders.
Some Cows just need killin
When do we light a candle for the loss of common sense?
You can’t because you might burn down a tree. Matches should be banned because their smoke hurts the ozone. /s
Sure, looks may be deceiving. Bessie may look ‘mild’, but she could have been packing with deadly “assault weapons” .... police can never be too careful or too prepared. /s
This is the UK, not the US.
Before I read the article and saw the picture, I imagine the cow to be black.
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