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Turtle beat down
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:26 pm
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:26 pm
Read article today that a man is being sent to prison for beating a snapping turtle with hammer once landed on bank with rod n reel. He pleaded it was self defense but the judge didn't bite. I predict someone subduing a cobia or hard head with bat will be next in court :)
This post was edited on 7/27/16 at 10:54 pm
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Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:30 pm to fishbaja2
If true, ridiculous.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:45 pm to fishbaja2
That judge needs to be beat with a rod n reel
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:55 pm to TigernMS12
Wish I knew how to post link to the story
Posted on 7/27/16 at 11:12 pm to fishbaja2
Copy the URL and paste it in the popup when you click the "link" tab in the make a reply screen.
Posted on 7/28/16 at 12:03 am to TigernMS12
Posted on 7/28/16 at 12:05 am to fishbaja2
[link=(Suspect accused of beating turtle to death with hammer claims self-defense - Fox News https://apple.news/APUkjIx4zR6OJu41KFtQWTA)]Suspect accused of beating turtle to death with hammer claims self-defense - Fox News https://apple.news/APUkjIx4zR6OJu41KFtQWTA[/link]
Posted on 7/28/16 at 12:49 am to fishbaja2
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A man in Texas caught on video apparently beating a snapping turtle to death with a hammer claimed he was acting in self-defense, as prosecutors charged him Tuesday with animal cruelty.
The suspect, 55-year-old Terry Washington, was fishing near Lady Bird Lake in Austin on June 21 when he caught the animal, witnesses reportedly told police.
The turtle was more than 2 feet long and weighed about 40 pounds, Fox 7 reported.
Investigators said a friend of the suspect used the hammer to pull the animal to shore before Washington grabbed the tool. The video, which appeared on Facebook, showed a man bending over and repeatedly hitting the turtle.
Police said Washington claimed the animal had lunged at him and tried to bite him more than once.
The turtle was still hooked to the fishing line, Fox 7 added. Police said the attack crushed the animal's head and cracked its shell. They also said the man dragged the turtle under a bridge before walking off.
Washington's friend claimed turtles had been scaring away the fish there, police said.
A judge set Washington's bond at $5,000.
A man in Texas caught on video apparently beating a snapping turtle to death with a hammer claimed he was acting in self-defense, as prosecutors charged him Tuesday with animal cruelty.
The suspect, 55-year-old Terry Washington, was fishing near Lady Bird Lake in Austin on June 21 when he caught the animal, witnesses reportedly told police.
The turtle was more than 2 feet long and weighed about 40 pounds, Fox 7 reported.
Investigators said a friend of the suspect used the hammer to pull the animal to shore before Washington grabbed the tool. The video, which appeared on Facebook, showed a man bending over and repeatedly hitting the turtle.
Police said Washington claimed the animal had lunged at him and tried to bite him more than once.
The turtle was still hooked to the fishing line, Fox 7 added. Police said the attack crushed the animal's head and cracked its shell. They also said the man dragged the turtle under a bridge before walking off.
Washington's friend claimed turtles had been scaring away the fish there, police said.
A judge set Washington's bond at $5,000.
Posted on 7/28/16 at 7:20 am to weadjust
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near Lady Bird Lake in Austin
Well, there you go.
As a resident, this explains everything. Town Lake is right in front of downtown and it and its shores are always packed with people and those people are not used to the outdoors, and a lot of them are extreme left-wing eco-warrior vegan SJWs looking for something like this to get upset about. You will be seen and they will get hysterical and report you. Local judges are elected by such people, so they have a similar political bent.
This sort of judgement would never occur anywhere else in Texas or anywhere in Louisiana, so don't worry.
Posted on 7/28/16 at 7:38 am to Cooter Davenport
Heard that on the radio. Went out to the farm pond and shot a few with the .22
Posted on 7/28/16 at 7:55 am to Cooter Davenport
Can you keep turtles in Texas? So if he dragged it away to eat it would he have been charged?
Posted on 7/28/16 at 7:58 am to eng08
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Can you keep turtles in Texas? So if he dragged it away to eat it would he have been charged?
Wait....He didn't eat it?
Posted on 7/28/16 at 8:02 am to weadjust
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The turtle was more than 2 feet long and weighed about 40 pounds, Fox 7 reported.
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They also said the man dragged the turtle under a bridge before walking off.
He wasted some good meat...
Posted on 7/28/16 at 8:09 am to fishbaja2
ole baw be coverin up his master plan to fix himself up wit some fine turtle soup...
Posted on 7/28/16 at 9:51 am to Melvin Spellvin
5a. Four shields (Figure #5) between marginal and costal scutes (scales on carapace); three prominent ridges on carapace; tail lacking a dorsal (upper surface) ridge…….................................. Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macroclemmys temmincki).
May NOT be collected. Listed as threatened by the State of Texas.
hard to tell in that video but I would be willing to bet it was an alligator snapper considering the size
May NOT be collected. Listed as threatened by the State of Texas.
hard to tell in that video but I would be willing to bet it was an alligator snapper considering the size
This post was edited on 7/28/16 at 9:53 am
Posted on 7/28/16 at 10:28 am to fishbaja2
shite...I hope no one records me when I catch a choupique.
Posted on 7/28/16 at 11:15 am to Slickback
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shite...I hope no one records me when I catch a choupique.
Or a gar. That was the first thing I thought of.
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