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(44,397 posts) Sun Oct 21, 2012, 02:52 PM Oct 2012

9 year old costumed girl outside a halloween party mistaken for skunk, shot [View all]

Police say a costumed 9-year-old girl was accidentally shot outside a western Pennsylvania home during a Halloween party by a relative who thought she was a skunk.

New Sewickley Township police say the girl was over a hillside and wearing a black costume and a black hat with a white tassel. Chief Ronald Leindecker says a male relative mistook her for a skunk and fired a shotgun, hitting her in the shoulder Saturday night.

Leindecker tells the Beaver County Times (http://bit.ly/QzCkxj ) that the girl was alert and talking when she was flown to a hospital in Pittsburgh, about 30 miles away. Her condition was unavailable.

Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/news/crime/article/Police-Costumed-Pa-girl-mistaken-for-skunk-shot-3969212.php#ixzz29xeKftHF

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9 year old costumed girl outside a halloween party mistaken for skunk, shot [View all] Liberal_in_LA Oct 2012 OP

Low information voter? hedgehog Oct 2012 #1

Ya might could remember em as bein bigger when ya been drinkin a lot struggle4progress Oct 2012 #19

What kind of heartless assclown would shoot an innocent skunk? slackmaster Oct 2012 #2

I was thinking the same. lalalu Oct 2012 #8

I can't imagine that the result of shooting a skunk would be any better than that of running one... slackmaster Oct 2012 #15

my thought also Liberal_in_LA Oct 2012 #13

oh there are TONS of cowards with guns Skittles Oct 2012 #54

True marions ghost Oct 2012 #55

Skunks account for around 30% of all reported wild animal rabies cases. joshcryer Oct 2012 #57

How about #1, this idiot makes sure it is a skunk before shooting. What a dumbass he was. n-t Logical Oct 2012 #68

Sure. Goes without saying. joshcryer Oct 2012 #74

It's an old rural practice, due to fear of rabies. NickB79 Oct 2012 #76

+100 amborin Oct 2012 #80

Skunks in their neighborhood must be HUGE. lalalu Oct 2012 #3

girl was over hillside wearing black & white hat, guy must have shot at hat Liberal_in_LA Oct 2012 #28

That makes it even worse. lalalu Oct 2012 #41

What is wrong with this country??? barnabas63 Oct 2012 #4

The violence has been almost exclusively on a downward track for a good while now. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #64

One idiot doesn't make for "the violence is out of control and senseless" 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #83

how small was this child? warrior1 Oct 2012 #5

That's what I can't figure out--why shoot at a critter just for the TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #14

I've seen people post on the Web that they would go out of their way to run over a cat slackmaster Oct 2012 #16

I've been in the car with a coworker lunatic who tried to run down TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #23

If someone ever admitted that to me I would freak out Shankapotomus Oct 2012 #36

I'm sure this is illegal warrior1 Oct 2012 #39

It happened a while back--I think I actually called her either a TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #81

"Lost your cat? Look under my tires." MindPilot Oct 2012 #51

Shooting a laptop makes more sense. n/t L0oniX Oct 2012 #21

One word: Sugarcoated Oct 2012 #52

Clearly, the answer is more guns. reformist2 Oct 2012 #6

yep. Iris Oct 2012 #40

Yep ... had the child been armed ...!!!! etherealtruth Oct 2012 #43

And the idiotic hyperbole brigade is here to the rescue. eqfan592 Oct 2012 #65

Wow ... a zinger ... ouch that stings etherealtruth Oct 2012 #66

Damn Good Thing the Fella Had a Gun, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2012 #7

Instead it became a smelly situation. L0oniX Oct 2012 #17

Jesus, the stoopid. TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #9

Beaver County??? uhmm ok. n/t L0oniX Oct 2012 #10

Are you new to the world of animals? WinkyDink Oct 2012 #62

I encounter animals on DU quite regularly. L0oniX Oct 2012 #67

Stupid bastard. reflection Oct 2012 #11

A skunk the size of a 9-year old child? Really? redStateBlueHeart Oct 2012 #12

I think there was a "short-faced skunk" in the Pleistocene that got pretty big slackmaster Oct 2012 #20

WTF? Why would someone pull out a gun at a party for 9yr olds? Ohio Joe Oct 2012 #18

This is exactly the point - use of gun at parties or near children, edgineered Oct 2012 #35

Why in the world would you randomly want to shoot a skunk? ncav53 Oct 2012 #22

I think it requires a degree of stupidity, and perhaps a certain blood alcohol level slackmaster Oct 2012 #25

Article says no drinking was involved. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #42

Lots of people in rural areas shoot skunks NickB79 Oct 2012 #82

No more guns for him and SmileyRose Oct 2012 #24

This kind of thing is just not common enough in most other countries Fumesucker Oct 2012 #26

Damn!!.... jdadd Oct 2012 #27

No way! Here in Upstate New York we have so many that one of the hedgehog Oct 2012 #31

This year it wasn't until early Ocotber that whistler162 Oct 2012 #72

What the hell for?! Does Ohio just smell too damn good? MindPilot Oct 2012 #47

I haven't Hunted in years...Ohio has a skunk "season" now...LOL jdadd Oct 2012 #77

Does the Ohio DNR have a cookbook for skunk? JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2012 #89

We are all at the mercy of stupid people with guns CreekDog Oct 2012 #29

Guns don't mistake 9 year old girls for skunks UnrepentantLiberal Oct 2012 #30

I know, I know, we need more guns!!!!! nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #32

Stupid idiot was aiming for the hat and shot her in shoulder thelordofhell Oct 2012 #33

An idiot shot my dad once, thought he was a squirrel! Yep, in Pa. nt Mnemosyne Oct 2012 #34

Bear hunters frequently shoot at other bear hunters in tree stands - hedgehog Oct 2012 #37

That makes me happier than it should. Iggo Oct 2012 #61

I learned young to stay out of the woods during any hunting season. Not even in a bright yellow Mnemosyne Oct 2012 #86

Not fatal freetrucker53 Oct 2012 #38

I can't help but feel this tragedy could've been avoided F. Kafka Oct 2012 #44

More beer!!! DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #45

I wonder if Beaver Cty is in the Pennsyltucky area life long demo Oct 2012 #46

As far west in the state as one can go. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #63

What the FUCK is wrong w/people who think they need to shoot EVERYTHING Care Acutely Oct 2012 #48

+1 ...no +2....no, no...+10000 n/t ejbr Oct 2012 #53

right??! stuntcat Oct 2012 #71

Proof that IQ points go down with every gun purchased. Whovian Oct 2012 #49

So you have a arsenal! whistler162 Oct 2012 #73

If he wanted to shoot something stinky he should have shot himself.nt Quixote1818 Oct 2012 #50

A) I don't shun raccoons, even though they are a menace Aerows Oct 2012 #56

When I was a kid we'd go raccoon hunting for pelts. joshcryer Oct 2012 #59

It's good to keep their population down Aerows Oct 2012 #91

WHY the hell would anyone shoot a skunk anyway??? WTF! nt Raine Oct 2012 #58

Something stinks... and it ain't that kid... Blue Owl Oct 2012 #60

Dammit PD Turk Oct 2012 #69

A skunk the size of a 9 year old, really? PM Martin Oct 2012 #70

What kind of IDIOT shoots a SKUNK? slampoet Oct 2012 #75

He probably clings to his religion, too 68 Rex Oct 2012 #78

Pennsyltucky. I know. I live in this state. nt msanthrope Oct 2012 #79

Good thing that guns are so safe and gun owners are so responsible. Crunchy Frog Oct 2012 #84

How fucking big ARE the skunks in PA? jmowreader Oct 2012 #85

WTF? The biggest skunk I ever saw was only the size of a cocker spaniel SoCalDem Oct 2012 #87

well he did shoot at something onethatcares Oct 2012 #88

Most hilarious lock of the week when this story was locked in LBN Whovian Oct 2012 #90