Posted on 09/16/2025 1:09:59 PM PDT by xxqqzz
Police have charged a driver accused of fatally hitting seven geese over the summer.
The driver has been charged with seven counts of animal cruelty in addition to violations of the New Jersey Fish and Wildlife regulations, the Spotswood Police Department said in a Friday statement. The driver will also face multiple motor vehicle violations.
Police did not publicize the personโs identity.
A driver hit the birds at 6:45 p.m. on July 14 on Devoe Avenue near Devoe Lake. When officers arrived, the driver had already left the area, authorities said. Investigators worked for nearly two months to identify a suspect.
Geese are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and any intentional harm caused to them may be a violation of both state and federal regulations.
A man convicted of running over five geese in a parking lot in Toms River in 2021 faced up to 90 days in jail, but was instead sentenced to two years of probation.
(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...
But they were Jewish Geese, so it shouldn’t matter?
Anarcho tyranny in action.
https://chroniclesmagazine.org/view/anarcho-tyranny-u-s-a/
Sam Francis explains:
“This condition, which in some of my columns I have called โanarcho-tyranny,โ is essentially a kind of Hegelian synthesis of what appear to be dialectical opposites: the combination of oppressive government power against the innocent and the law-abiding and, simultaneously, a grotesque paralysis of the ability or the will to use that power to carry out basic public duties such as protection or public safety.
And, it is characteristic of anarcho-tyranny that it not only fails to punish criminals and enforce legitimate order but also criminalizes the innocent.”
Man in Washington runs over a flock of seagulls
Then he ran, he ran so far away
he just ran, he ran all night and day
he couldn’t get away...
That’s a thought isn’t it? Ever since women have entered law enforcement there has been a decided lack of judgment apparent. Coincidence?
A friend of mine has a home on a lake. He says he cannot mow within 20’ of the lake because of the goose crap. He said his lawn tapers to the lake and if it has rained recently, any closed than 20’ and he would just slide into the lake on land that has been “greased” with goose poop.
I hit one in a side glancing blow at around 8,000 feet in a Falcon 20, going about 300KTS. It peeled the sheet metal from just behind the cabin door for about five feet. The sheet metal shrapnel got ingested into the engine, along with said goose. We had no idea the extent of the damage until we landed. The passengers only knew as they came out and down the stairs. “No big deal”, right?
Cut garden hose into big snake lengths and leave them in the grass by the water. It keeps them away.
About 10 years ago I got a big ovation from a bunch of college students waiting at a bus stop. I was at a light, a flock of geese and goslings were crossing, the light changed and they were about 2/3 - 1/3 on each side. I threw it in park, turned on the flashers, hopped out, stopped traffic, and got the flock all on the same side of the street. As I’m hopping back in the car the bus stop students about 40-50 yards away were applauding.
It was a fun moment!
Years back, I was attacked by 3 of em while on a walking trail around a town pond. One of em actually managed to get close enough to bite me while I was trying to get away from em. After the bite, let’s just say it didn’t end well...for that one. The local Karens plastered “wanted posters” everywhere of “the carnage” with a $1000 reward for the arresst and conviction. Needless to say, I never told a soul what happned back then, and it took awhile for that bite bruise to heal up.
I don’t like geese.
Any landing you can walk away from is a good one?
And yikes!
Some a$$hat ran over a family of geese that had nested in a particular spot for years - mama goose was,the only one left and wandered for two weeks before leaving.
Are drivers in NJ instructed to call an ambulance when they hit critters on the road as part of licensing?
I’ve also heard that, if you let the rushes grow at the lakes edge, they won’t stay there because they can see what’s on the shore line. If that fails, a 12 gauge at midnight does the trick, too. (Too dangerous to shoot in the air...aim at the geese.)
Best to keep your head on a swivel. There could be a stool pigeon looking g to wet his beak and feather his won nest by turning you in
๐๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ. ๐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ.
They’re like feathery little democrats, hostile and crap all over everything.
I have played golf on courses dodging big hunks of geese poop .geese are very efficient poop machines.
Good question, those suckers can do a lot of damage to your vehicle.
Around here, on the 4th of July, we have fireworks that scare geese across a large, 6-lane highway. Considering they didn’t want to fly around the fireworks, they cross on foot and always get hit by semis. Every. Year.
It’s awful, but the city and state don’t seem to want to make any changes.
I’ve seen angry geese, trust me it was self defense.
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