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Man arrested for shooting alligator to protect livestock
fox13news.com ^ | 8/17/2016 | evan axlebank

Posted on 08/20/2016 10:16:26 AM PDT by rktman

BUSHNELL (FOX 13) - A Sumter County man says he is unfairly being charged with violating the state's alligator poaching law after he tried to protect his livestock.

Reginald Blanton of Bushnell said an alligator was in the field with his horses on the night of June 21. His son, Jack Hildreth, tried to scare it away, but that didn't work. So Blanton fired a shot at it, trying to get it to leave.

But the state attorney in Sumter County said Blanton went too far.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: protection
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To: rktman

Dig, shoot, bury, and shut up!


21 posted on 08/20/2016 10:47:23 AM PDT by GoldenPup
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To: PLMerite

State Attorney UF Gator Grad.
Just protecting the image.
Is Reginald Blanton a FSU Grad?
What did you expect?


22 posted on 08/20/2016 10:49:12 AM PDT by GOYAKLA ( Pick-up the pace, I'm eighty!)
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To: Menehune56

Damn close. One thing folks who don’t or have never lived in FL, if there’s water, there could be gators. They were a nuisance out at the space center.


23 posted on 08/20/2016 10:49:25 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: rktman

Jury nullification.


24 posted on 08/20/2016 10:49:48 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong Ginsberg)
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To: rktman

Sounds like the prosecutor has some bigger agenda when it comes to this particular defendant.


25 posted on 08/20/2016 10:51:42 AM PDT by Steamburg (Other people's money is the only language a politician respects; starve the bastards)
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To: BenLurkin

One more good example of a need for suppressors...


26 posted on 08/20/2016 10:53:19 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: rktman

Alligators shouldn’t be protected any longer. They are plentiful and no longer threatened.


27 posted on 08/20/2016 10:53:46 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: BenLurkin

Totally agree. Who called the cops anyway?


28 posted on 08/20/2016 10:54:45 AM PDT by Recon Dad (Force Recon Dad)
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To: rktman

Citizens really need to demand their legislators to legalize flogging for state attorneys who waste taxpayers’ money on such frivolous prosecution.


29 posted on 08/20/2016 10:57:13 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: LambSlave
A man should be able to protect his family, livestock and property without reservation against dangerous creatures.

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30 posted on 08/20/2016 11:05:43 AM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. PTL ~ Þ)
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To: tumblindice

Had to read it twice, but I see what you did there!


31 posted on 08/20/2016 11:20:05 AM PDT by Rebelbase (Vote Against Oppressive Humidity!)
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To: Menehune56

Bushnell is NOT Tampa. Not really near Tampa. That would be like calling Austin, Dallas.


32 posted on 08/20/2016 11:26:32 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Molon Labe! (Oathkeeper))
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To: rktman

Even after reading the entire article, it is not clear WHICH state is being referred to. Typical, sloppy journalism. Apparently, I gather from exploring the “local news” website, this happened in Florida. Maybe that should be Flori-duh.


33 posted on 08/20/2016 11:48:12 AM PDT by unlearner (RIP America, 7/4/1776 - 6/26/2015, "Only God can judge us now." - Claus Von Stauffenberg / Valkyrie)
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To: BenLurkin

“S S and S”

Yes, but when you are in the hospital with a broken neck and alligator bites all over your leg, it’s bound to pique the curiosity of a few people as to exactly what transpired...people DO have a tendency to be rather nosy...;)


34 posted on 08/20/2016 11:51:57 AM PDT by Frank_2001
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To: PLMerite; rktman; All

35 posted on 08/20/2016 11:53:52 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: rktman

How do they find out when someone kills an alligator?


36 posted on 08/20/2016 12:11:40 PM PDT by Theodore R. (Trump-Pence, Kelli Ward 2016)
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To: old curmudgeon

EPA Rules, Regulations and Decisions.

All Issued, Made, by DumbyCraps.


37 posted on 08/20/2016 12:11:53 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said? was let used as the NM reporter car)
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To: Frank_2001

So you do not have to yack the whole story.


38 posted on 08/20/2016 12:15:04 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Dewayne lavon


39 posted on 08/20/2016 12:20:38 PM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... We Frack for Peace)
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To: Robert DeLong

Where he messed up was admitting to the shooting before the son was attacked. Always claim the attack was first and the shooting was a last resort.


40 posted on 08/20/2016 1:01:51 PM PDT by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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