Posted on 10/28/2020 9:59:31 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Officer was taking part in raid on cockfights when one of the birds severed his femoral artery
Ch Lt Christian Bolok, who was in his mid-30s, was trying to grab a cockerel when one of its gaffs – the steel blades attached to its legs – severed his femoral artery,
“He was trying to confiscate the roosters,” Ongchuan said, adding that Bolok or his companions had tried to stem his blood loss by tying a cloth around his leg but may have applied the tourniquet in the wrong spot. Cockfighting is a popular pastime and gambling sport in many rural areas of the Philippines. Some fights are licensed and legal, but many are not. All such events are currently prohibited as part of efforts to contain the coronavirus.
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***when one of its gaffs – the steel blades attached to its legs***
Reminds me of the joke about the fighting parrot and the fighting cock.
They tangle!
To keep it short and clean, the parrot jumps back and says..”LOOK OUT! DIS MF IS GOT A RAIZOR!”
Poetic Justice.
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