Police officer pepper spraying a baby squirrel story

[pegleg]

I don't care how you look at it is funny as hell. theres a big difference between a rabid dog or bobcat etc and a baby squirrel if the damn thing was rabid a its mother is either also or dead this means its probably starving and then developed symptoms so in fact would be in sorry shape a garbage can or box would have been way more effective then pepper spray to effectively save the children along with perhaps moving them away from it. the point is rabid or not we can all second guess him as much as we want but the truth is pepper spray probably isn't the first thing anyone would consider as a back up to shooing him away with your apron. it's like the guy who jumps the fence to get away from grandma's Pomeranian. funny as hell cause it ain't you!

[Lost River]

I agree, without know all the facts it is hard to say if this was a good decision or not. I appreciate that, considering I have had many of my calls Monday Morning QBed. But ya gotta admit it is a fun to have a good laugh. Here is one our calls that went wrong and made the Letterman show. Casey
BTW I got a "verbal counciling" for slitting a deer's throat in a back yard. The deer had a broken back and I felt it was much safer to do that than shoot it in the head, to top it off it was almost 2300 hours. Well a lady was standing on her deck and thought I was cruel...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB47Vucoj2o

[Hagerman]

Rabid animals, especially coons, squirrles, coyotes in the more advanced stages are easily recognized and easily avoided.
Their motor skills and reasoning are not up to speed.
Yes I have put down a few.
Common sense is getting harder to find in every field.
I had just got home off duty, when I seen a large rabid coon staggering in the pasture towards the house...I spent what seemed like 30 minutes looking for a pistol to shoot him with when I had at least 20 pistols in the house including the one one my belt.
I completely forgot about it and had focused on using a .22 ruger.
Not real bright, nor do I have much common sense at times, I'm here ain't I?

[BOSS HOG]

id blame the shcool , if it was such a dangerous situation that they had to call the police then why let the kids stand around and watch ? wouldent it make more cents to send them back to class if there was a wild and possible rabid animal on campus ?