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redStateBlueHeart

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12. A skunk the size of a 9-year old child? Really?

Sun Oct 21, 2012, 02:56 PM

Oct 2012

Why are we shooting animals again? Seriously, wtf. And I was just talking to a couple of wingnuts yesterday who insisted we need more guns to be safer. The problem is, we already have way too many armed stupid people. And to think, there are kids that are joking about dressing up as Trayvon Martin for Halloween...good luck!

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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