Raritan 911: Robocop

davidcarson48 said:
Not even close.

I shot an injured deer in front of Bed Bath and Beyond at like noon on Mother's Day a few years back. I mean, right in front of BB&B. Dozens of people watching. It was actually trying to get through the glass front doors, had a broken leg, and was bleeding all over the place. The thing was totally freaked out for some reason. Another officer cornered it, held it down, and I shot it right in the ear, mob style. The force of the gunshot popped it's eye out. People went bat-shit crazy. Crying, yelling at me. It was awesome. We pulled it all the way around the shopping center and threw it in the woods, leaving a trail of blood and eye parts along the sidewalk. The Chief's phone rang off the hook on Monday morning. PETA actually called, too.
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RAW!
 
davidcarson48 said:
It was awesome.
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I dont think it was awesome. I think it was terrible that it had to die that way and all those people who had to see that. I know you had to put it out of its misery, but why glorify needless death? Think about the people who saw that, and how their day may have been impacted. What if one of those kids grows up to hate cops, then how would you feel?
It wasnt awesome, it was sad, and I am disappointed that you think it was awesome.
 
That was probably the quickest and least painful way that deer (or any deer) could die. Getting hit by a car, disease/starvation, or predators will give any deer a much slower and more agonizing death.
 
Arwen's Mom said:
I dont think it was awesome. I think it was terrible that it had to die that way and all those people who had to see that. I know you had to put it out of its misery, but why glorify needless death? Think about the people who saw that, and how their day may have been impacted. What if one of those kids grows up to hate cops, then how would you feel?
It wasnt awesome, it was sad, and I am disappointed that you think it was awesome.
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I was tasked with putting it out of it's misery. I did my job. The "awesome" part was that people can't go on about their day without losing their minds about a deer being killed for all the right reasons. If I was worried about what everyone thought about how or why I do my job, I wouldn't be a very effective police officer. I don't need to think about how everyone's day was impacted. It's not part of my job to keep people walking around in a bubble, unaware of the real world around them. Maybe their therapists can help them with that. My job is much more direct and simple. Animals die, people die, sometimes at my hands. Quite frankly, I killed the deer, dragged it in the woods, and went to lunch without giving it another thought.

If you think you can do better at my job, I encourage you to shave your head, get through the police academy, and work 25 years of nights, weekends, and holidays with me.
 
Arwen's Mom said:
I dont think it was awesome. I think it was terrible that it had to die that way and all those people who had to see that. I know you had to put it out of its misery, but why glorify needless death? Think about the people who saw that, and how their day may have been impacted. What if one of those kids grows up to hate cops, then how would you feel?
It wasnt awesome, it was sad, and I am disappointed that you think it was awesome.
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Dave is not saying the death of the deer was awesome but rather the reaction of the bystanders to the death of the deer was awesome.(Awesome as in the sarcastic awesome....like if someone would come up to you and say hey your an asshole...you'd just be like wow really, thats awesome) .

Also it was not a needless death. the animal was injured and creating havoc in a public place.

Killing any animal can be seen as sad but there are times when it is necessary. No one wants to be the bad guy and put an animal down, going to dunkin donuts and drinking coffee would be a lot easier but there are times when you gotta do a job. People will label you for it but those are the people who react based soley on emotions with total disregard for being rational.
 
I very clearly said I knew you put it out of its misery. My point was where you said it was "awesome" and I took it that you felt killing it was awesome. I meant no disrespect and am sorry if I offended you. I have high regard and respect for officers, so no reason to get so huffy with me.
 
There absolutely was a need to get "huffy" based on your response. However, apology accepted. If I wasn't clear in my story about what I was making light of, then I'll certainly take the blame for that.
 
davidcarson48 said:
I was tasked with putting it out of it's misery. I did my job. The "awesome" part was that people can't go on about their day without losing their minds about a deer being killed for all the right reasons. If I was worried about what everyone thought about how or why I do my job, I wouldn't be a very effective police officer. I don't need to think about how everyone's day was impacted. It's not part of my job to keep people walking around in a bubble, unaware of the real world around them. Maybe their therapists can help them with that. My job is much more direct and simple. Animals die, people die, sometimes at my hands. Quite frankly, I killed the deer, dragged it in the woods, and went to lunch without giving it another thought.

If you think you can do better at my job, I encourage you to shave your head, get through the police academy, and work 25 years of nights, weekends, and holidays with me.
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You did it right. I think I told the story here about how I saw a state trooper take 5 shots to put down a buck on route 287 a few years ago.
 
rick81721 said:
You did it right. I think I told the story here about how I saw a state trooper take 5 shots to put down a buck on route 287 a few years ago.
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A couple years ago a state trooper came to the golf course I work at to put down a deer. It had been hit by a car and was laying next to the tee box on the 4th hole. I saw the trooper deliver two shots to the head,. I go to get the bucket loader to get rid of this thing. When I go over and start to drag it into the bucket the deer lifts its head and makes this really weird noise out of its mouth. I'm like holy shit, its a zombie deer that won't die. At this point the troopers are gone and I gotta get rid of this thing. I go and grab one of the guys on the crew that is a hunter and he takes care of it by kneeling on its head and cutting its throat to bleed out. I should have gone to this guy in the first place, the hunter dude I work with knew what he was doing...the troopers not so much.
 
speaking of hunters, was on a ride one day sitting at a light. two guys in camo, that could only be doing one thing that morning are sitting across the way in their p/u truck.
both get a look on their face and turn around and look in the bed at the same time. could only be one thing....more zombie deer.
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why people want to stand there and watch what has to be done is beyond me. just go about your business. discharging a weapon should never be taken lightly, but when justified, and apropos......

i'm sure the critters in the woods appreciated the meal. circle of life and all.
 
Carson,

I have been running this memory of deer blood smeared across the parking lot of my local BB&B (um, Bloodbath & Beyond?) and it caused me to suck really a lot today. I blame you, you prick. Please refund me my entry fee.

Thanks.
 
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