An off-duty state trooper who was hunting in southeast Massachusetts shot and wounded a 66-year-old woman who was out walking her two dogs when he mistook her pets for a deer. [More]And wait for it:
The name of the trooper, who also lives in Norton, was not released because he faces no charges and no internal investigation.I wonder if charges would have been filed if...ahh, what's the point of even finishing that thought?
[Via several of you from different sources]
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Norton police identified him as John Bergeron, 50, of Norton. Another only one doing what they do best....making excuses for the grabbers to ban them all, including super ultra dangerous black powder sniper rifles.
I can never remember seeing a white-tailed retriever. Must be a east coast thing.
Most hunting accidents I have heard of, at least around here, no charges are usually filed. I don't know how things work in Mass. and I don't want to find out. I do think there should be a internal investigation though. If his eye sight is that bad maybe he shouldn't be allowed to be out in public with a gun.
Nice touch, with the "Planet of the Apes" pic.
Thanks for pointing that out, Crotalus (Don't Tread on Me)! I thought they were just Only Ones wearing standard SWAT attire. But I should have known better since there were no obvious traces of powdered sugar...
When a Golden Retriever raises its tail, a lot of white hair is exposed. It is REMOTELY possible that someone could mistake a Golden Retriever for a deer. Remotely possible.
However, it requires extremely bad marksmanship to hit a nearby woman when you are aiming at her dog. This state trooper has clearly demonstrated that he should never be allowed to carry a firearm again. Fire him!
Bob
Heh! Thanks for the comeback, Mark!
"Coure, you got your "Planet of the Apes" apes, and you got your "Only Ones" apes. Not much difference, in my opinion.
Rule IV: Be SURE of your target. Know what it is, what is in line with it and what is behind it. NEVER SHOOT AT ANYTHING YOU HAVE NOT POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED
As for the fact that there are "hunting accidents" at all is inexcusable in my book. When I was 12, the first day I was in the woods hunting deer (12 was the minimum legal age at the time), I was in some heavy pine and heard movement. I saw flashes of brown. I picked up the gun and pointed generally in the correct direction. If I had fired at the flashes of brown I would have shot a woman. I was on private property and no one else at that time had my fathers permission to hunt the family property, so there should have been no people walking through there.
Of course, I also think her husband was trying to get her killed. He was in fluorescent orange while she was in camo following behind him.
I was 12 and had never been hunting before. Anyone who is in the woods without the mental abilities of a 12 year old on his first hunt should not be in the woods. And if they're a cop, they should lose their badge and go to prison.
No wrongdoing my ass. The wrongdoing was not following the rules of gun safety and it was fatal. There should be no "easy out", whether it's an "only one" or not.
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