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Beaver shot in downtown Larvik
Aftenposten, Norway ^
| May 3, 2005
Posted on 05/04/2006 6:48:28 PM PDT by Shermy
Beaver shot in downtown Larvik
A man who called police to help rescue a beaver watched in horror as the animal was gunned down instead.
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Joakim Moltzau was delivering newspapers early in the morning when he found a somewhat worn out beaver wandering in downtown Larvik. After failing to lead the animal down to the local river, he called police for assistance to move the beaver to safety.
Police arrived, before getting a handgun and shooting the animal three times.
"Two men came out, one went over to the beaver, the other got the pistol and loaded it. They had decided in advance to kill it," Moltzau told newspaper Østlands-Posten.
"It was terrible. First and foremost I feel very sorry for the beaver, but I am also skeptical about police firing a revolver in the middle of the city," Moltzau said.
Police assessed the animal as injured and decided it had to be put down, an assessment Moltzau did not fully share.
"Yes, it had a scrape on a back leg, but it didn't have to die," Moltzau told the newspaper. "They shot it in the back, but you don't kill the animal like that, I have hunted beaver and you need to shoot in the neck."
Police shot the beaver in the back twice before Moltzau ran over and told them where to aim. He said it took them about seven minutes to kill the animal, from the time the first shot was fired.
Several witnesses gathered after hearing the first shot.
Norwegian police do not normally bear firearms.
TOPICS: Cheese, Moose, Sister; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: badheadlinewriting; banished2chat; beaver; norway; okshowsover
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To: bannie
Remember when it was all so harmless?
To: Shermy
[Jane climbs a ladder] Lt. Frank Drebin: "Nice beaver"
Jane Spencer: [producing a stuffed beaver] "Why, thank you. I just had it stuffed."
Hear.
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posted on
05/04/2006 7:18:24 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
To: Shermy
"Police arrived, before getting a handgun and shooting the animal three times."
What??? Do reporters actually write sentences this hard to understand?
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posted on
05/04/2006 7:22:00 PM PDT
by
DocRock
To: Shermy; PJ-Comix
Beaver shot in downtown Larvik Li'l Beaver is deeply saddened.
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posted on
05/04/2006 7:42:00 PM PDT
by
Charles Henrickson
(Had to work Li'l Beaver into this thread somehow.)
To: Shermy
Beaver shot in downtown Larvik If you've ever been shot in your Larvik, you know how painful that can be.
To: Charles Henrickson
I love shooting beavers.....
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posted on
05/04/2006 7:44:16 PM PDT
by
Porterville
(I gave at the State Franchise Board; leave me alone you blood sucking liberal.)
To: Shermy
Police shot the beaver in the back twice before Moltzau ran over and told them . . . "Don't you think you're being a little hard on the beaver?"
To: Shermy
Before reading entire article, thought Muzzies shot it, a beaver running around in public and all.
To: Shermy; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; SandyInSeattle; Darksheare; tiamat; ...
Looks like Tackleberry found a job in Norway.
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posted on
05/04/2006 9:41:52 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(Rachel Corrie's not dead - she's taking a CAT nap.)
To: Shermy
Dams are passe..
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posted on
05/04/2006 9:49:49 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(Rachel Corrie's not dead - she's taking a CAT nap.)
To: Shermy
Beaver shots-a buck a piece during Happy Hour.
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posted on
05/05/2006 1:51:54 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Ignore the Drive-by Media. Build the fence. Sí, Se Puede!)
To: martin_fierro
To: bannie
Your name could also mean "beaver stream", and considering beavers tend to hang out in streams more than meadows, I think stream is the more likely meaning.
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posted on
05/05/2006 2:12:42 AM PDT
by
stands2reason
("Patriotism is the highest form of dissent." - Mark Steyn)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Yup, the bastards pulled it after 3 mins... Sad, but true: I didn't realize the "beaver shot"-pun before the jokes came in :/ *clueless norwegian*
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posted on
05/05/2006 3:32:03 AM PDT
by
Kurt_Hectic
(Trust only what you see, not what you hear)
To: Charles Henrickson
The Beaver had to be shot. It had inside info on Larvik police corruption.
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posted on
05/05/2006 3:55:21 AM PDT
by
PJ-Comix
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To: Charles Henrickson
I once had a beaver shot at a baseball park. The dugout is the best place for watching a beaver shot.
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posted on
05/05/2006 3:56:51 AM PDT
by
PJ-Comix
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To: Shermy
Gratuitous Beaver Shot
To: Shermy; Eurotwit; dead; bikepacker67; RichInOC; beaver fever; PJ-Comix; blam; w_over_w; Dog
I was just asking a Norwegian pal of mine, Achmed ibn Lofin, where the Prophet Mohammed (MPBUH) came down on the beaver issue. He says, "Oslo Imam to issue beaver fatwa at 11, inshallah."
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posted on
05/05/2006 6:22:35 AM PDT
by
Kenny Bunk
(Any legal immigrant who wants to join me as an American, is welcome.)
To: Kurt_Hectic
*clueless norwegian*In the Royal Swedish Grammar Book, that phrase is used to illustrate "redundancy."
I am afraid this unfortunate Beaver Shoot incident will be used by the Swedes to attempt to rescind Norway's independence and lay claim to the offshore oil. This could mean war. I am laying in supplies of Lutefisk and preparing for a long siege.
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posted on
05/05/2006 8:41:04 AM PDT
by
Kenny Bunk
(Any legal immigrant who wants to join me as an American, is welcome.)
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