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Man tries to shoot skunk with crossbow but hits and kills another man, NY cops say
Sacramento Bee ^
| JULY 26, 2021
| Helena Wegner
Posted on 07/29/2021 12:04:46 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A 58-year-old man was struck and killed by an arrow intended for a skunk Friday night, police in central New York said.
James Parker Jr., 58, and another man were trying to kill a skunk with a crossbow, but when the other man shot the arrow it “unintentionally” struck Parker instead, according to a news release from New York State Police.
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TOPICS: Local News; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: crossbow; hunting; huntingsafety; safety; skunks
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To: nickcarraway
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posted on
07/29/2021 12:05:34 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: nickcarraway
They should outlaw the crossbow. I heard they were violent.
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posted on
07/29/2021 12:06:25 PM PDT
by
DEPcom
(Floyd died from being a drug addict. Drugs kill)
To: nickcarraway
Musta been a Democrat to be mistaken for a skunk…
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posted on
07/29/2021 12:06:25 PM PDT
by
Magnatron
To: nickcarraway
Something about this story smells.
5
posted on
07/29/2021 12:06:44 PM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: nickcarraway
I disbelieve.
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posted on
07/29/2021 12:07:50 PM PDT
by
Artemis Webb
(Be kind to each other, unless the other guy is a dumbass.)
To: nickcarraway
Related to Colonel Crittendon?
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posted on
07/29/2021 12:07:51 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
07/29/2021 12:10:44 PM PDT
by
Old Yeller
(Republican politicans love being in office, Democrat politicians love being in power.)
To: nickcarraway
Was the guy down on the ground with the skunk, standing behind it, where?
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posted on
07/29/2021 12:10:45 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(I Identify As Vaccinated)
To: wally_bert
Must be upstate NY..
(Just sayin )
To: SkyDancer
Was alchohol involved?
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posted on
07/29/2021 12:12:36 PM PDT
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
To: SkyDancer
My initial thought is that the bolt ricocheted off the ground or something? Or the whole story is BS and the due is making it up to cover up.
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posted on
07/29/2021 12:12:44 PM PDT
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
(Polls are no longer designed to measure public sentiment but to influence it.)
To: SkyDancer
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posted on
07/29/2021 12:13:02 PM PDT
by
SanchoP
To: nickcarraway
Fishy. I mean, it sounds like an excuse to me.
“Yes, I fired it but I was aiming at a skunk, it got away”.
How hopeless must you be to accidentally do this?
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posted on
07/29/2021 12:16:04 PM PDT
by
fuzzylogic
(welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
To: SkyDancer
It was a Six foot tall skunk.
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posted on
07/29/2021 12:20:39 PM PDT
by
P-Marlowe
(I identify as fully vaccinated. )
To: nickcarraway
Arrow deflection can be pretty drastic (based on childhood lessons learned) so it is greatly amplified with a bolt.
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posted on
07/29/2021 12:23:43 PM PDT
by
G Larry
(Force the Universities to use their TAX FREE ENDOWMENTS to pay off Student loan debt!!!)
To: Artemis Webb
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posted on
07/29/2021 12:24:17 PM PDT
by
G Larry
(Force the Universities to use their TAX FREE ENDOWMENTS to pay off Student loan debt!!!)
To: Artemis Webb
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posted on
07/29/2021 12:24:17 PM PDT
by
G Larry
(Force the Universities to use their TAX FREE ENDOWMENTS to pay off Student loan debt!!!)
To: nickcarraway
Rule 4. Know your target and what’s behind it. Safety FAILURE.
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posted on
07/29/2021 12:24:46 PM PDT
by
backwoods-engineer
(But what do I know? I'm just a backwoods engineer.)
To: nickcarraway
The only thing that makes this story believable is that it’s coming from NYC.
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posted on
07/29/2021 12:24:57 PM PDT
by
Spok
(There are many more things that frighten us than can cause us harm.)
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