Oklahoma Police Kill 5-Year Old Boy

[Shadowspider]

A stray bullet fired by a Nobel police officer at a snake in a tree hits 5 year old in the head.
This is the original story:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,292168,00.html

This is an update on what kind of snake it was:
http://www.alliednews.com/statenews/...ml?start:int=0

This is a little bit about what was talked about at the town meeting:
http://newsok.com/article/3100915

This is just SO sad. There was no reason for this, no reason whatsoever!

[python.princess]

i think there are already two threads on this story... it's absolutely horrible what ignorance can accomplish! this paragraph caught my attention~
The Noble Police Department's Police and Procedures Manual says "firearms may be used to destroy an animal that represents a threat to public safety.”

public threat??? a rat snake??? ummm...... ok......

i really hope this cop gets a good slapping from the judge!

[Shadowspider]

I looked but didn't see any. Maybe I didn't look far enough back.

[Chase]

Thank you for posting your concerns. I live near Noble and Austin was a good friend of my oldest boy. I have to much anger to voice my own at this point. My son is only 4 and wants to know where Austin is. Yet I cant bring myself to explain to him that he will not be seeing him again.

Just pure stupidity if you ask me.

[Shadowspider]

Thank you for posting your concerns. I live near Noble and Austin was a good friend of my oldest boy. I have to much anger to voice my own at this point. My son is only 4 and wants to know where Austin is. Yet I cant bring myself to explain to him that he will not be seeing him again.

Just pure stupidity if you ask me.

Oh wow! I figured there'd be members here from Oklahoma but...WOW! I could not even imagine how that would feel.