I always get pissed when I find piles of dog poop around my yard also, never wanted to shoot my Neighbor(or his dogs). But then again I don't live in Mississippi.
BBC
Two neighbours in the US state of Mississippi drew weapons and fired at each other as an argument over a defecating dog ran out of control.
Associated Press news agency said Jerry Blasingame, 60, has been charged with assault for shooting Terry Tehnet, 52, with a shotgun.
Mr Tehnet was angry because he thought Mr Blasingame's dog had defecated on his lawn, in a rural part of the state.
Mr Tehnet said he visited his neighbour to complain about dog "poop" on his property.
Mr Blasingame blamed him for shooting his dog the week before, Mr Tehnet said, and told him: "Just meet me at the levee and I'll shoot you down."
Mr Blasingame told AP he got his gun and drove off but Mr Tehnet did not follow so he returned to the neighbourhood.
The two men confronted one another again and each claimed the other produced a weapon first.
"He shot twice, I returned fire," said Mr Blasingame.
Mr Tehnet said Mr Blasingame opened fire first with his shotgun so he took his pistol from his car and fired back.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Defecating dog sparks US shootout
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Remember Sabi - the bomb sniffing dog gone MIA in Afghanistan?
It looks like there's more to her story:
From the Daily Mail:
An Australian bomb-sniffing dog lost and then found in Afghanistan had been 'adopted' by a Taliban leader who tried to trade her for money. Sabi the black Labrador hit the headlines when she was discovered miraculously after going missing in action for 14 months. The dog's recovery was announced by the Australian Defence Force on November 11, the day Prime Minister Kevin Rudd visited Australian troops at their base in Tarin Kowt, in Oruzgan Province.
The story was that she was recovered by a U.S. special forces soldier called 'John', who retrieved her from an unnamed man in an unnamed part of north-eastern Oruzgan. 'John' was said to have thanked the man and shaken his hand, as the dog had obviously been well looked after.
But when tribal elders heard of Sabi's meeting with the Prime Minister, they started filling in some of the gaps.
They told Martine van Bijlert, a Kabul-based political analyst and former Dutch diplomat, that Sabi ended up in the hands of Mullah Hamdullah, a minor Taliban leader in Khas Oruzgan district. Hamdullah was very proud of the dog and showed her around everywhere, according to elders' accounts.
But the Australians wanted their dog back. When Hamdullah's father was arrested, they made it known that they would do a dad-for-dog swap. Hamdullah didn't think it was a fair trade and refused. Eventually the foreign troops let the older man go, while Sabi remained in Taliban hands.
When Hamdullah tired of the dog he sent a local elder to a nearby military base to do a dog-for-dollars deal. Since the Australians don't have a base in Khas Oruzgan, the negotiations appear to have been conducted with Americans.
Read the rest here.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Things that make you go, "Awww!"
photo by: TSgt. Francisco V. Govea II
(h/t FReeper BadRodeo)
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Colonel Gaddafi welcomed by urinating dog
This Saturday Colonel Gaddafi was greeted by Maggie the dog, who promptly pissed on the rolled out red carpet in front of the Libyan mission in New York City. It's true what people say about dogs, they can sense douche bags.
Dinah Lord has more.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Taliban Held in Dog Pens
The Australian defense force has confirmed that 4 taliban suspects were held in a dog pen. Naturally, this is causing a stir among the muslim population in Australia.
Just despicable! How could the Australian violate the dogs' right not to have to share their pens with dirty taliban scum?BBC
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The Australian Defence Force has confirmed that its troops held four suspected Taleban militants in an empty dog pen for 24 hours.
The men were arrested in a raid by Australian special forces in Afghanistan in late April."You know we are at war in Afghanistan with people who would employ any tactic, including the use of children as shields and as a means of propaganda, and it's a tough battle," he said.
"But we always endeavour to comply on all occasions with international law, and I'm confident that our people have done so."
