The property owner told police that the gator was meant to keep people off his property, Gentry said. Officers told him a no-trespassing sign would have been wiser.
Isn’t that a hoot? The cops show up, shoot a fake gator...twice...then start offering advice.
“The property owner told police that the gator was meant to keep people off his property, Gentry said. Officers told him a no-trespassing sign would have been wiser.”
Ahh, so the police would have ignored the hypothetical “No trespassing” sign only to shoot at another lawn ornament. Makes perfect sense. I wonder what prompted them to invade his back yard originally. Clearly they weren’t in pursuit of a criminal nor did they have a warrant. Therefore, they were trespassing.
Isn’t it nice that the officers set such a good example of abiding the laws concerning private property?