Guest guest Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 CANBY, Ore. - Confronted with a deer whose antlers were tangled in a rope swing at a rural home, two officers saw no good choices. They weren't about to try to free the animal themselves. It weighed several hundred pounds and was thrashing wildly. A bullet in the skull seemed the alternative. " They thought they were going to have to kill it out of compassion, " Lt. Jim Strovink of the Clackamas County sheriff's office said Wednesday. " It was going to die a slow, agonizing death. " Then Deputy Jeff Miller (news, bio, voting record) thought of the stun gun, commonly called a Taser, after its maker, used to immobilize out-of-control prisoners or suspects. Zap! The deer stopped moving. The officers, one a sheriff's deputy, the other a state trooper, untangled the rope, which was dangling from a tree limb, and freed the buck. Not long after, the deer " took off happy as a clam, " Strovink said. " That was pretty good thinking. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 tranq darts probably aren't easy to find they might have them at the headquartes of the state's fish and game dept.... but, two cops on a rural beat wouldn't have them is my guess... i can just see them at home tho " hon, i can't open this jar of pickles " " don't worry dear, i'll zap it with my stun gun... " >heartwerk <jo.heartwork >Jan 17, 2007 11:43 PM > > Have they not heard of tranquiliser darts? > >CANBY, Ore. - Confronted with a deer whose antlers were tangled in a >rope swing at a rural home, two officers saw no good choices. They >weren't about to try to free the animal themselves. It weighed >several hundred pounds and was thrashing wildly. A bullet in the >skull seemed the alternative. > > " They thought they were going to have to kill it out of compassion, " >Lt. Jim Strovink of the Clackamas County sheriff's office said >Wednesday. " It was going to die a slow, agonizing death. " > >Then Deputy Jeff Miller (news, bio, voting record) thought of the >stun gun, commonly called a Taser, after its maker, used to >immobilize out-of-control prisoners or suspects. > >Zap! > >The deer stopped moving. The officers, one a sheriff's deputy, the >other a state trooper, untangled the rope, which was dangling from a >tree limb, and freed the buck. > >Not long after, the deer " took off happy as a clam, " Strovink >said. " That was pretty good thinking. " > > > > >To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 LOL -I can imagine that too. Jo - " fraggle " <EBbrewpunx Thursday, January 18, 2007 5:15 PM Re: Have they not heard of tranquiliser darts? > tranq darts probably aren't easy to find > they might have them at the headquartes of the state's fish and game dept.... > but, two cops on a rural beat wouldn't have them is my guess... > > i can just see them at home tho > " hon, i can't open this jar of pickles " > " don't worry dear, i'll zap it with my stun gun... " > > > >heartwerk <jo.heartwork > >Jan 17, 2007 11:43 PM > > > > Have they not heard of tranquiliser darts? > > > >CANBY, Ore. - Confronted with a deer whose antlers were tangled in a > >rope swing at a rural home, two officers saw no good choices. They > >weren't about to try to free the animal themselves. It weighed > >several hundred pounds and was thrashing wildly. A bullet in the > >skull seemed the alternative. > > > > " They thought they were going to have to kill it out of compassion, " > >Lt. Jim Strovink of the Clackamas County sheriff's office said > >Wednesday. " It was going to die a slow, agonizing death. " > > > >Then Deputy Jeff Miller (news, bio, voting record) thought of the > >stun gun, commonly called a Taser, after its maker, used to > >immobilize out-of-control prisoners or suspects. > > > >Zap! > > > >The deer stopped moving. The officers, one a sheriff's deputy, the > >other a state trooper, untangled the rope, which was dangling from a > >tree limb, and freed the buck. > > > >Not long after, the deer " took off happy as a clam, " Strovink > >said. " That was pretty good thinking. " > > > > > > > > > >To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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