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Rancher on horseback lassoes would-be bike bandit in Walmart parking lot
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/10/bike-theft-oregon-walmart-thief-lassoed-cattle-rancher?CMP=edit_2221#img-1 ^
Posted on 06/10/2016 4:19:14 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
An attempted bicycle theft in a Walmart parking lot was foiled by a cattle rancher on horseback, who chased the thief down and lassoed him until the local police in southern Oregon could arrive.
David Stepp said that he had been sitting in his car nearby when he saw the cowboy trotting across the parking lot on his horse after the thief, who was trying to escape on the stolen bicycle.
When the thief dismounted and tried to flee on foot, Stepp watched as the cowboy lassoed him by the ankle. The thief then grabbed a tree and held on to it until the police arrived. Best day of my life, Stepp said.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: cowboy; or; oregon; yeehaw
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To: COBOL2Java
Somehow, the theme song from "The Magnificent Seven" is running through my head...
I was thinking "Rawhide"........
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posted on
06/10/2016 5:14:46 PM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(My only regret in life is being too young to get to know my grandfathers before they died)
To: DeSoto
Yes!!!!!
Southern Oregon hospitality!:)
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posted on
06/10/2016 5:18:24 PM PDT
by
milagro
(There is no peace in appeasement!)
To: ameribbean expat
Let’s hope the cowboy isn’t accused of being a racist, based on the photos.
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posted on
06/10/2016 5:23:04 PM PDT
by
Menehune56
("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
To: Hot Tabasco
I was thinking "Rawhide"........LOL! Good one too!
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posted on
06/10/2016 5:23:10 PM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(Donald Trump, warts and all, is not a public enemy. The Golems in the GOP are stasis and apathy)
To: Menehune56
Lets hope the cowboy isnt accused of being a racist, based on the photos.No, but his horse "Whitey" is in a world of hurt.
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posted on
06/10/2016 5:25:22 PM PDT
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: ameribbean expat
"I use a rope every day, that's how I make my living," Borba said. "If it catches cattle pretty good, it catches a bandit pretty good."
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posted on
06/10/2016 5:32:24 PM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
(Looks like it's pretty hairy.)
To: jazusamo
Or, have a branding iron!
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posted on
06/10/2016 5:52:45 PM PDT
by
ozaukeemom
(If we continue to divide, they will conquer!)
To: ozaukeemom
Yeah, that’d work too. :)
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posted on
06/10/2016 6:03:52 PM PDT
by
jazusamo
(Have YOU Donated to Free Republic? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: ameribbean expat
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posted on
06/10/2016 6:04:22 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the blind obedience of fools - Solon, Lawmaker of Athens)
To: COBOL2Java
The Badito is hanging onto that tree for his life. He figures the cowpoke is gonna drag his ass if he tries anything.
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posted on
06/10/2016 6:21:13 PM PDT
by
crz
To: Ace's Dad
That horse is keeping an eye on him even though its looks as if he is looking at something else. If that bandito tries something the horse will back up.
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posted on
06/10/2016 6:34:34 PM PDT
by
crz
To: rktman
Darn nice looking buckskin.
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posted on
06/10/2016 6:35:30 PM PDT
by
crz
To: crz
Yep, that’s exactly my take, too.
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posted on
06/10/2016 6:44:17 PM PDT
by
SatinDoll
(A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN IS BORN IN THE USA OF TWO USA CITIZENS)
To: Pride in the USA
OMG, this story is wonderful! Check out the picture at
post #11!
If anyone had gotten this on video, it would have gone viral in less than a minute and that cowboy would be famous.
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posted on
06/10/2016 6:44:40 PM PDT
by
lonevoice
(Life is short. Make fun of it.)
To: COBOL2Java
Just curiosity, is this guy a black cowboy? Can’t really tell from that photo.
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posted on
06/10/2016 6:45:12 PM PDT
by
OKSooner
(Keep your powder dry, lads.)
To: USMCPOP
Thanks for answering my question.
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posted on
06/10/2016 6:47:30 PM PDT
by
OKSooner
(Keep your powder dry, lads.)
To: crz
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posted on
06/10/2016 7:08:18 PM PDT
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
To: crz
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posted on
06/10/2016 7:08:24 PM PDT
by
rktman
(Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
To: OKSooner
No, you can see his left hand holding the cinch. His right hand is hold a phone to his face.
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posted on
06/10/2016 8:36:25 PM PDT
by
B4Ranch
("The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.")
To: COBOL2Java
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posted on
06/10/2016 9:18:39 PM PDT
by
WildHighlander57
((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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