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pitbulllady · 08-13-2007, 01:03 PM

Here's the latest article on this cop-kills-kid debacle, reinforcing what I've said all along: the snake in question was a harmless Black Ratsnake, NOT a rattler as the cop and the person calling the police had thought. I can't understand how someone who is not legally blind could confuse the two; it would be like someone who can't tell the difference between a German Shepherd and an Old English Sheepdog, since those two snakes are just THAT different, in terms of appearance. As you can see by the article, police officers can only discharge a weapon at a DANGEROUS animal, and can only discharge a weapon if there is no chance of an innocent person being hit.

http://newsok.com/article/3100915

pitbulllady

08-13-2007, 01:03 PM	#28
pitbulllady Co-Administrator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,276	Here's the latest article on this cop-kills-kid debacle, reinforcing what I've said all along: the snake in question was a harmless Black Ratsnake, NOT a rattler as the cop and the person calling the police had thought. I can't understand how someone who is not legally blind could confuse the two; it would be like someone who can't tell the difference between a German Shepherd and an Old English Sheepdog, since those two snakes are just THAT different, in terms of appearance. As you can see by the article, police officers can only discharge a weapon at a DANGEROUS animal, and can only discharge a weapon if there is no chance of an innocent person being hit. http://newsok.com/article/3100915 pitbulllady