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

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

wrestled to the ground.

Billy club...



PR-24 Side Handle baton

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?

I'm just telling you what the name is.

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

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.

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Go nag yourself, dear....

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

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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.

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

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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.)

Either taking pics or walking towards the beast.

The pants look like pajamas!

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

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

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

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

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

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