This was a major story this morning, as apparently the steer went all over the place and caused lots of traffic problems, both directly and indirectly.
MD ping, as if no one in the area knew about it already.
Well, it’s not like it was a moose, or something...
The cop probably mistook it for a dog.
LOL this happened a couple years ago in my town. The farmer apparently didn’t back up his trailer close enough to the platform at the slaughter house; the bull got loose and ran around town for a couple of hours. My neighbor, who was driving thru at the time, stopped and got video on his cell phone — this bull was exploring all sorts of houses and yards. Eventually the poor beast ran into some woods and was shot dead by police. Worst part of all of it, the state wouldn’t let it be sold for meat because of the potential of lead poisoning or some such, so I guess the farmer was SOL. About a week later the local paper quoted the slaughter house owner as saying “You need to be smarter than the animal you’re delivering.” LOL... pretty sure he lost a supplier!
Damn shame the Baltimore police don’t respond that way when thugs are running wild on their streets.
“...the steer went all over the place and caused lots of traffic problems...”
It needed an alignment.
The cops heard it was destined for the BBQ pit and thought it was a bull.
Everyone knows pit bulls get shot.
Of all the things I’ve seen while driving along Norf (North) Avenue in Baltimore, a runaway steer would probably rank among the least scary.
Too bad he wasn’t packing an Uzi.
Barney...Not again !
What, no cowboys, real men, in MaryLand to just rope it and lead it alway?
How many rounds did the SWAT team need to use to bring it down? Did they sortie their new MRAP surplus vehicle?
Thad Cochrane had it silenced, it knew too much.
Another good reason for concealed carry.
You never know when a crazy cow is going to come after you on the street!!
Let me guess, they fired over 300 rounds, wounded over a dozen bystanders, and caused several thousand dollars worth of property damage, but they got their man, I mean steer!
BTW, Marylanders - and maybe other FReepers - guess what?
It was the RUPPERSBERGER’S SLAUGHTERHOUSE!
Yes, THAT Ruppersberger family!
They shot it? It probably can’t be legally slaughtered there now (too long from stun to slaughter). In the West, we’d fetch a trailer, load the steer, and take it back to where it came from. Cattle are worth a lot these days.
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I had no idea there were even any slaughterhouses left in Baltimore city. Wow!
“Where you from, boy?”
“Baltimore.”
“Well, there’s only two things that come out of Baltimore: steers and queers, and I don’t see no horns . . .”
MOOland “Freak State” PING!
======================================================== Martin said the officer was called to the 6900 block of Williamsburg Boulevard about 6:40 a.m. after the deer jumped over a guardrail on Interstate 66 and plunged 30 feet to the road below. After consulting with his supervisor -- a lieutenant in the patrol division -- the officer fired a single shot at the deer's head, Martin said, in accordance with the department's policy to kill any suffering or dangerous animal. But the deer didn't die. Instead of shooting the animal a second time, the sergeant authorized two other responding officers to drive a cruiser over the deer's neck. That, too, did not kill the animal. Finally, Martin said, the three officers wrapped a plastic bag around the deer's head and suffocated it. A photograph of the dead deer and the sergeant was taken by one of the other officers, but Martin said the sergeant's explanation for the Polaroid was that it was needed for the incident report. The department, Martin added, is conferring with other agencies on their policies so that Arlington County, which responds to one or two such incidents a year, is better equipped to handle the situation next time.
“Moo...
[BANG!]
“...Mooo.”
What? Are there no dogs in West Baltimore?