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Independence Police Shoot At Concrete Alligator
Fox4KC ^ | 5/31/11

Posted on 06/02/2011 11:54:09 PM PDT by LibWhacker

INDEPENDENCE, Mo.— An alligator caused a lot of commotion for one Independence man Sunday when three Independence police officers shot at his concrete lawn ornament.

Rick Sheridan was working in his garage when he heard gunshots. He went around the back of his house to a pond, where he saw three police officers. The three officers had spotted the gator and were lined up on the bank, shooting at the large reptile.

"The officer fired two rounds, and killed my concrete, ornamental alligator," Sheridan said.

After realizing their bullets were bouncing off the yard art alligator, police left. Sheridan says now he plans to patch up his wounded gator.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: alligator; banglist; barneyfife; donutwatch; independence; missouri; mo; napl; shoot; squad
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To: LibWhacker

"Well, ya see, there was this huge vicious alligator. Presented a clear and present danger to the whole community.. So, I drew my gun..."

41 posted on 06/03/2011 7:32:17 AM PDT by EternalVigilance ('To you from failing hands we throw the torch; be yours to hold it high.')
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To: Bob

Well it was killed, but the paramedics brought it back, and it’s now resting comfortably and awaiting surgery by its owner. Prognosis is excellent.


42 posted on 06/03/2011 7:43:01 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: tanuki
Uh, why did your uncle have a bag of live snapping turtles?

They keep better than dead ones.

43 posted on 06/03/2011 7:47:55 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 862 of our national holiday from reality. - Obama really isn't one of us)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Uh oh. How pervasive is this “average” cop thingy anyway?


44 posted on 06/03/2011 7:49:39 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: Spktyr; 21twelve

Just goes to show you,

we don’t need no stinkin’ badgers.


45 posted on 06/03/2011 7:53:26 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: 21twelve
Have you ever seen "The gods must be crazy"?


46 posted on 06/03/2011 7:56:21 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: CH3CN

Thank you Bob Marley.


47 posted on 06/03/2011 7:57:31 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: TheOldLady
"awaiting surgery":

48 posted on 06/03/2011 7:59:47 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter knows whom he's working for)
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To: MrB

How kind of you to provide the surgical supplies, Mr. B!


49 posted on 06/03/2011 8:09:48 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: Bob
Make up your mind, man. Was it killed or wounded?

Post-mortem wound

50 posted on 06/03/2011 9:09:00 AM PDT by Oztrich Boy (Monarchy is the one system of government where power is exercised for the good of all - Aristotle)
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To: 21twelve

>>> “Not sure why not kill them right away, except perhaps to keep them fresh.”

I’ve picked up from similar convos between FReepers that it has to do with feeding the turtles in captivity a while to adjust for taste/texture, like corn-feeding cattle for a few weeks before slaughter.

Dunno if it’s true. Never tried it.


51 posted on 06/03/2011 9:50:27 AM PDT by Titan Magroyne (What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.)
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To: LibWhacker

As Ron White would say: “You cain’t fix stupid.”


52 posted on 06/03/2011 10:05:49 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: TheOldLady

About 50% are even worse.


53 posted on 06/03/2011 10:37:18 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein. [Free Lazamataz!])
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To: LibWhacker

An obvious case of a reptile dysfunction.
Too bad the heroes didn’t get to finish their reports before they learned their mistake:
“Said reptile advanced menacingly, hissed, and bared its teeth. It then charged toward me at a high rate of advance. Officer Fife and I drew our sidearms and discharged 30 rounds. Observing that the reptile had not gone down, we re-loaded and discharged 30 more. I then applied my tazer until it stopped moving and assumed a rigid position.”


54 posted on 06/03/2011 4:15:56 PM PDT by atomic conspiracy (Victory in Iraq: Worst defeat for activist media since Goebbels shot himself.)
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To: Mr.Unique

“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?


55 posted on 06/05/2011 8:51:10 PM PDT by Immerito (Reading Through the Bible in 90 Days)
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