Cops showed "restraint" by not shooting "the striped beasts" says article

[Liberal_in_LA]

Escaped Zebras From VA Petting Zoo Home Again


Although the equines roamed freely in traffic, luckily there were no injuries reported. While some people may believe they are as harmless as horses, zebras are reputed to be unpredictable and aggressive.

Nevertheless, the two fools at the Leesburg Animal Park who left the zebras' pen open should be investigated. The two workers were not employees, but they should still be held accountable.

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Thankfully, the escaped zebras did not suffer the same fate as 48 animals, including lions and Bengal tigers, slaughtered after they were set free from an Ohio zoo last month.

Of course, the two cases are very different, but the sheriffs who trapped the striped beasts Monday should be commended for showing restraint.

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474980840215

[valerief]

1. I guess zebras have more rights than peaceful OWS protesters. nt

[MADem]

2. Are you suggesting the OWS protesters should have been tranquilized and hauled off?

The escaped zebras were shot with tranquilizer darts and returned to the zoo.

[valerief]

5. Peaceful OWS protesters are shot at and military pepper-sprayed and beaten with batons and

wrestled to the ground.

[era veteran]

8. Every time a cop calls a billy club a baton a fairy dies

[valerief]

14. A rose is still a rose. nt

[Cid_B]

18. For your education

Billy club...



PR-24 Side Handle baton

[era veteran]

19. Call a club anything you want it is still a club.

Bâton de ski, is the way I think of "baton" Not as a syrupy word applied to a tool for beating people down. Baton sounds too damn nice IMO.
Coined by a vendor of police state equipment?

[Cid_B]

20. Dunno what to tell you about your feelings...

I'm just telling you what the name is.

Call it a duck if it makes you feel better I guess.

[era veteran]

21. I really don't need your education tips

It is a Goddamn club no matter what you call it.
Some more shit to further militarize the police in this country to circumvent the Posse Comitatus Act.
I will not call a club this benign word. Why do you think they call it that?
George Carlin could do a skit about the choice of words here.

[backscatter712]

39. From the Simpsons...

Bart: Wow! Can I see your club?
Lou: It's called a baton, son.
Bart: Oh. What's it for?
Lou: We club people with it.

[Morning Dew]

41. Batons are innocuous

[MADem]

10. So you're saying you'd rather they be tranquilized and hauled off, like these zebras? nt

[valerief]

13. What a trip. I didn't read the link, just the headline. Lighten up. Or nag someone who cares.

:rofl:

[MADem]

25. Why respond then? Your proud you didn't read the thing, and you're blaming me?

Go nag yourself, dear....

:rofl:

[valerief]

35. But you keep nagging me!

:rofl:

[MADem]

38. Not nagging--just pointing out the key aspect of the article!

If you want the OWS folks to be treated like the zebras, they ARE gonna get the needle-bullet!

:rofl:

[valerief]

40. And nagging

:rofl:

[MADem]

43. If you want to mischaracterize it that way, that's your choice.

:rofl:

[valerief]

44. Tag. You're it.

:rofl:

[MADem]

45. Ya missed!

:rofl:

[Prometheus Bound]

3. What a beautiful sight!

[Withywindle]

4. That would be an amazing thing to see!

It's nice the cops "showed restraint," but praising them for not shooting things is like praising a 7-year-old for not pooping his pants.

[valerief]

6. Excellent analogy!

:rofl:

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. There is a lady in pink standing in the background. She doesn't seem in terror of the 'beast'

[WillParkinson]

9. Are you sure that's a person?

It looks more like a wind-sock to me. (Though I could be wrong.) :)

[Liberal_in_LA]

12. I see a woman wearing white shoes, pink pants and dark red jacket

:-)

[WillParkinson]

15. Now this is going to drive me crazy...

I saved the file and enlarged it. I showed it to Paul and he sees a plastic bag. I have no idea. Looks like it's on the tree in the middle of the island. (Unless we're looking at 2 different things.)

[Prometheus Bound]

24. There's definitely a person in pink pants and red jacket.

Either taking pics or walking towards the beast.

[MADem]

26. She has on white sneakers and a black shirt under the red jacket.

The pants look like pajamas!

[Liberal_in_LA]

31. agreed. It's a person. One knee is bent over the other

[WillParkinson]

28. Whew...

Finally blew the picture WAY up and saw her. Now I don't feel so crazy. :)

[Liberal_in_LA]

32. lol

[MineralMan]

11. There were some zebras running free at the Hearst Ranch in California.

Every once in a while, you'd see them when driving in that area on Hwy 1. Fun.

[petronius]

27. There still are. A couple of them were shot earlier this year after escaping, in fact

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2011/01/11/1439582/three-zebras-shot-and-killed-after.html

[MineralMan]

30. Thanks for posting that!

I moved away from that area seven years ago, and don't really follow the news there anymore.

[dtexdem]

16. Zebras are very dangerous animals.

They evolved in an environment where they had to defend themselves against big cat predators, and they can kick like hell.

[Liberal_in_LA]

37. .

:-(

[AtomicKitten]

17. Credit where credit is due. What a sight! Go stripy beasties.

[Liberal_in_LA]

36. what a cutie

[Ken Burch]

22. Did anyone else think this thread title meant

That everybody at the LA encampment was wearing striped shirts when the cops showed up?

[Quantess]

23. ...kind of, yes.

:hide:

[Liberal_in_LA]

33. .

:-(

[Marrah_G]

34. ummm...yes.....

~blush~

[Downwinder]

29. Cops should have an affinity with zebras. They are asses too.

[yellowcanine]

42. Zebras are quite tasty. Particularly to lions. Lucky there weren't any lions around.