Posted on 03/19/2011 7:34:20 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
A PROTESTER has been shot in the face just hours after the opening of the controversial duck hunting season this morning.
Protester Julia Symons of Melburne suffered pellet injuries to her face, teeth and hand in a accidental shooting at Lake Buloke, 12km east of Donald in Victoria's west.
Witnesses say Ms Symons, aged in her 20s, was waist-deep in water when she was shot by the hunter, believed to be aiming at a low-flying bird.
Ms Symons was conscious when she was carried from the water by fellow protesters of a duck rescue group.
They said she still had pellets lodged in her face, and one of her teeth had been shot out.
She was taken to Horsham Hosptial where she is in a stable condition.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
Looks like it is time for some anti-harrassment laws downunder, or time to increase the penalties.
In her spare time she campaigns against dangerous spoons.
Did the hunter have a ‘doe’ permit ?
And what’s the bag imit down there on stupid protesters ?
After the obligatory snicker about a lefty ‘protestor’ getting what’s coming -
The fact remains that, in every Hunting Safety Course I’ve ever taken, one of the things drummed into our tiny little brains was ‘situational awareness’ — KNOW, don’t guess, what’s in your line of fire, and if there’s even the slightest possibility of someone being injured, DON’T SHOOT!!!
"No, it's baseball season."
It’a canard.
I'm not a duck hunter - is it 'controversial'?
Or is just that liberal journalists don't like duck hunting and so whenever they write an article about it they declare it controversial?
REALLY!
“Ms Symons, aged in her 20s, was waist-deep in water ... “
Just before the unfortunate incident, whilst standing on the shore Ms Symons called to another fair-haired duck-lover,
“How do I get to the other side?” and was told, “You are on the other side,”
leading Ms Symons to wade into the ...
ROflmao!
"Hey, who invited Dick Cheney!"
What happened to the duck?.......
That
is
HILARIOUS!
“Protester Julia Symons of Melburne suffered pellet injuries to her face, teeth and hand in a accidental shooting./.”
Now, are we sure it was “accidental”? (cough)
Luckily she keeps her feathers numbered in case of emergency.
Does she now qualify for celebrity crew member on ‘whale wars ?
she’s in her 20’s??? hmmmm...
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