Maybe they were just looking for an excuse to protest against the policeman and his elk.
I think there should be a rule that all elk threads have pictures of Elkie. 
Posted on 01/07/2013 9:57:47 AM PST by GSWarrior
BOULDER — Several hundred people turned out for a vigil in Boulder for an elk killed by a police officer.
Those honoring the dead elk on Sunday lit candles, sang and told stories.
The elk was fatally shot by a Boulder police officer, who has been placed on leave. An off-duty officer suspected of assisting in loading the animal’s body into a pickup truck is also on leave.
According to the Boulder Daily Camera, organizers wanted to give people an opportunity to grieve, celebrate and find closure.
There’s a bunch of folks who have their priorities straight. (sarc)
Is there any cheese at the vigil?
The take-home message is that if you want to round up Obama voters, just kill an elk.
Where I"m from, that's called a Bar-B-Que.
Did the elk get to someones table? if not, thats a shame.
What a bunch od wankers.
Ha!
Where’s the vigil for the murdered unborn in CO?
When they get done grieving over that elk they can come to my place and grieve over the squirrel that got run over this morning. I am overwhelmed with grief and could sure use some emotional support right now. hahahahahaha
perhaps those animal activists should post the elk’s death on the twitter #gundeaths tracker pushed by slate magazine.
Just add all the animal deaths since they consider this murder too.
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If an elk roast was not served or was wasted, that’s a damn shame, IMO!!
Attorneys for the dozens of other elk in the state who were killed by bears and wolves that day ought to file a lawsuit demanding equal treatment for their clients. :)
Hope so, need a lot to go with the whine. Man stupid runs deep with liberals. Its an ELK folks, not your spirit guide leading you to find closure, and celebration.
Tis rumored that once this was a Godly Nation, not a nation of little gods. Can not really tell at this point for all the idol worship.
Well, there’s a great big cluster of stupid standing in one place.
The only thing lacking with this picture is a sticker on the back of each participant saying “please taunt me and give me a wedgie.”
It’s to bad that someone didn’t show up with a Right to Life Sign. That would have abruptly ended the insane vigil for the dead elk?
I once dropped a peanut butter & jelly sandwich on the floor.
Although upset, I didn’t hold a candlelight vigil.
I’ll have to rethink that next time for the healing process. Sarc..
they sound like they must know these folks even though they are 2000 miles away in the Pisgah range of North Carolina
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G880gxjj9dI
pretty indicative of the difference between the cowboy Colorado of my 1960s and 70s youth and the progressive idiots of today
a loss of a national treasure I can tell ya
It appears no official report was made, and an off-duty
officer was called to come retrieve the elk for butchering.
They are still investigating.
The elk was known locally as “Big-Boy”, and normally roamed the area from what I understand.
Reminds me of the moose that was killed in Natick, MA some years ago. The moose had wandered into a residential neighborhood and was casually munching on some shrubbery. A crowd gathered to ooh and aah. Photos were taken and children gathered. The police arrived and shot the moose with what most in the crowd thought was a tranquilizer gun.
There was a smattering of applause as the moose sunk clumsily to its knees. Tranqulized - the crowd thought...
But the moose had been SHOT DEAD. The cops thought that the moose presented a hazard in such a crowded environment.
Citizens of Natick were outraged. The story made national and world news. The talk-shows were alive as people weighed in on the horror that had taken place in suburbia.
But the best was yet to come. It came out that the dead moose carcass had been un-ceremoniously tossed in the town dump. The grieving began anew...
hope they had a bbq I like mine medium rare
We have a winner!
All we are saying......is give elk a chance.
All elk aside, for some time now I’ve been wondering what exactly is the purpose of all these candlelight vigils.
Makes people feel good, I guess.....
That poor animal, and all you people can do is joke about it. This is series, and the level of my disappointment in you is hugh.
Can we get addresses of all the “mourners”?
I for one would want to know how many of these nimrods resided near me.
I am a long time member of the B.P.O.E. and I don’t appreciate it when people make jokes when one of us gets snuffed by the coppers.
There are actually comments from these freaks of nature here...
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_22322028/residents-mourn-boulder-elk-at-candlelight-vigil#
Typical for the post-Christian Druids of Boulder. If they can find volunteers, they’ll be doing human sacrifices next.
Maybe they were just looking for an excuse to protest against the policeman and his elk.
I think there should be a rule that all elk threads have pictures of Elkie.
“Yes, brothers and sisters, Ed the Elk was a beloved member of our community. But, he had overcome many problems in his life. You see, Ed was an elkaholic. You could find him down at the bars most every night.”
The shooting was a spontaneous response to an offensive You Tube video posted by the elk.
Sounds like dinner to me.
Not much of news story, lacks detail. It sounds to me like the elk was poached.
“When they get done grieving over that elk they can come to my place and grieve over the squirrel that got run over this morning. I am overwhelmed with grief and could sure use some emotional support right now. hahahahahaha”
Really! So you equate an accident where someone runs over a squirrel with the wanton shooting of an elk? This isn’t about animals big or small dying, it’s about out of control cops. But I guess that’s beyond your sphere of comprehension this morning!
“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: “ (Romans 1:21-24)
Your story reminds me of what the city manager in Eureka, Ca ditetrars ago. They had an old black bear at the city zoo. I don’t remember all the details but due to budget cuts they decided to get rid of the bear. So the city manager just sent a couple of guys over to the zoo and they shot the bear. Much outrage and hilarity ensued. Manager ended up being fired. Apparently black bears are precious around here. Who knew?
“ditetrars”
Damn iPad
What he did years ago
This reminds me of the youtube video where the hippies were cvrying over a fallen tree...
Boulder has always been Berkeley at altitude. My sister is a CU alum. Nothing’s changed since she went there in the late 1960’s.
What has the locals riled up is that the elk was a regular in the neighborhood, and it was shot by an on duty cop and later taken home and butchered my another off duty cop.
No police report was filed even though any cop must report any weapons discharge. The Game Commission was not notified either.
The Boulder cops have been under fire after other incidents lately, including DUI arrests of a detective who had been stopped 44 times, and also the head of the DUI unit who was so loaded she had to pull over because she couldn’t drive period.
Come on, people! They have hunting trips in Colorado so that you can shoot elk. Elk meat is very good.
Yep, local neighborhood elk was poached.
Looks like the cops have progressed from dogs to large animals. The local circus may need additional security.
Oh boy. Sounds like way too much projection going on here.
This reminds me of the youtube video where the hippies were cvrying over a fallen tree...
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