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Orlando Man Charged With Punching Swan in Head During Incident at Downton Lake
NBC Miami ^
| Jun 27, 2016
Posted on 06/27/2016 11:34:50 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A 59 year old man was arrested Sunday evening as he punched a swan in front of two off-duty police officers.
According to Orlando NBC affiliateWESH-TV, two members of the Orlando Police Department were watching a swan and her babies along Lake Eola. At that point, Sor Velez walked between the officers and the mother swan.
The swan reached up toward Velez in what officers describe to be an effort to defend her babies. Velez then walked away, only to turn back around and punch the swan in the head before trying to run away.
He was caught by the off-duty officers, who called OPD to report the incident. Velez pled no contest to a charge of endangering wildlife on public property and was sentenced to 10 days in jail.
TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cygnets; floriduh; gtfo; mexican; mexicrime; mexicriminal; sorvelez; swan
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"I don't like the way that swan was looking at me"
To: nickcarraway
Meth is a cruel mistress.
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posted on
06/27/2016 11:37:37 PM PDT
by
Califreak
(Madeleine Albright says I'm going to hell. Cruz' dad called me an infidel. Long live the Uniparty!)
To: nickcarraway
Swans are not very friendly.
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posted on
06/27/2016 11:41:49 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
06/27/2016 11:43:18 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dogs are man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that the state deportmentthat up....)
To: nickcarraway
Guy looks like he just woke up from sleeping in the gutter. First, punch him back exactly the same way. Then check his immigration status. Mail him back in a crate to his native country, where he can resume being their problem, not ours.
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posted on
06/27/2016 11:45:49 PM PDT
by
EinNYC
To: Paladin2
“Swans are not very friendly.”
Having been bitten by a swan despite going out of my way to leave it alone - I think the swan deserved it
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posted on
06/27/2016 11:48:04 PM PDT
by
Fai Mao
(I'm not a crank! I just act like one.)
To: Fai Mao
I very actively work to keep my water dogs away from the swans. The dogs are very happy to keep the geese off the park lawns but they would likely get beat up going after the swans while in the water.
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posted on
06/27/2016 11:51:40 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
To: nickcarraway
The swan should learn to duck.
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posted on
06/27/2016 11:51:48 PM PDT
by
Ken H
(Best election ever!)
To: nickcarraway
Swans can get surprisingly aggressive if they feel their nest is threatened.
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posted on
06/27/2016 11:52:02 PM PDT
by
cynwoody
To: nickcarraway
Swan
Lake
Did have a bad ballet experience as a youth?
Did he shout Allah Aktabah?
Was he a regular at Pulse?
Was the swan a regular at Pulse?
If he did it in plain view of 2 cops, was he looking for a couple of hots and a cot??
So many questions, so little time
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posted on
06/27/2016 11:52:57 PM PDT
by
xrmusn
((6/98)"Beware good luck. Fattening hogs think themselves fortunate. old German proverb ")
To: nickcarraway; al baby; Albion Wilde; Allegra; BufordP; EveningStar; Gefn; GunsareOK; JRios1968; ...
“Ju cannot look at me like dat, mang!”
DANG!
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posted on
06/28/2016 12:04:13 AM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(Cuckservative: a "conservative" willing to raise another country's ideology in his own country)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Reminds me of a song:
"Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done
Walk away from swans if you can
To: Fai Mao
The man walked away unscathed before he turned back and punched the animal.
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posted on
06/28/2016 1:44:52 AM PDT
by
skr
(May God confound the enemy)
To: Paladin2
“Swans are not very friendly.”
I don’y know about that. They come to my door and are very happy to get get bread crumbs and feed corn. I love seeing these big birds in my yard
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posted on
06/28/2016 1:58:33 AM PDT
by
Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
(Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
To: Ken H
(The swan should learn to duck.)
I actually LOL! I didn’t that one coming. Good one!
To: nickcarraway
"Stop looking at me swan!..."
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posted on
06/28/2016 2:04:37 AM PDT
by
EEGator
To: nickcarraway
I guess we can call this a black and blue swan?
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posted on
06/28/2016 2:34:07 AM PDT
by
thoughtomator
(Wisdom is doing due diligence before forming an opinion)
To: winner3000
Thank you! I’m here all week!
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posted on
06/28/2016 2:47:27 AM PDT
by
Ken H
(Best election ever!)
To: nickcarraway
Was it a Swan song or did it survive?
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posted on
06/28/2016 3:01:06 AM PDT
by
Bullish
(Blame others for your failures? Take credits where none are do? Who made you Pharoh?)
To: Fai Mao
Geese are excellent "watch dogs"....people don't know how to deal with them and they are very territorial....and delicious!
I imagine swans are even better at it.
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posted on
06/28/2016 3:19:30 AM PDT
by
capt. norm
(If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat!<)
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