Bad Cop, No Donut! What is it about FL cops?

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"A Florida man who caught an alligator with a rope because he feared
it would attack a woman has been fined for being in possession of the
animal. Michael McCormick was given the Ł110 fine by a state game
official called to the incident in Tavares. McCormick said he saw the
alligator crossing a road towards a woman holding two infants and two
children at her side ... 'I just pulled over, made a loop with rope
and tossed it over him,' McCormick said. He dragged the animal back
to the edge of a fence that surrounds a retention pond. He said he
told a friend to call police as he kept the alligator corralled.When
Tavares police officers arrived, they made McCormick cut the rope.
They then called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission." (06/23/03)

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_793222.html

What is it about Florida cops and the lack of thought processes? First a
lemonade stand, and now this.

Next time, this guy can watch a 'gator eat some kids, and when asked why he
didn't do anything wave the ticket at them. Morons.



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Frank Ney wrote in
news:r5hhfvcdqlcp4u32feuv5pd9j5jplf6h6t@4ax.com:

> "A Florida man who caught an alligator with a rope because he
> feared it would attack a woman has been fined for being in
> possession of the animal. Michael McCormick was given the Ł110
> fine by a state game official called to the incident in
> Tavares. McCormick said he saw the alligator crossing a road
> towards a woman holding two infants and two children at her
> side ... 'I just pulled over, made a loop with rope and tossed
> it over him,' McCormick said. He dragged the animal back to
> the edge of a fence that surrounds a retention pond. He said
> he told a friend to call police as he kept the alligator
> corralled.When Tavares police officers arrived, they made
> McCormick cut the rope. They then called the Florida Fish and
> Wildlife Conservation Commission." (06/23/03)
>
> http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_793222.html
>
> What is it about Florida cops and the lack of thought
> processes? First a lemonade stand, and now this.
>
> Next time, this guy can watch a 'gator eat some kids, and when
> asked why he didn't do anything wave the ticket at them.
> Morons.

You cut off the funniest part, Frank!

"When game officer Monty Hinkle arrived, he said he understood
McCormick's intentions, but had no choice but to issue the
citation. Hinkle then called for a trapper to catch the alligator
that had been set free just minutes before."

So maybe it was a union thing? I mean it's one thing if for
some bizarre treehugging reason the alligator was not allowed to
be 'molested' for any reason, but they went ahead and captured him
anyway!!!

"Joy Hill, a fish and wildlife commission spokeswoman, said
McCormick should have directed his efforts to get the woman and
children out of the way, not the alligator."

Yeah, right. A woman with a handful of kids is easier to
wrangle than ONE alligator. It's not like the alligator, if that
was really his intent, would follow along as he trie dto lead the
'prey' to safety.

If I were this guy, I would not only NOT pay the fine, I would
make sure it was front page news on my local paper, with
everyone's name in caps.

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an intellectual could ignore or evade it. -- Thomas Sowell

"Just a Cyclist" wrote in
news:vfjce8f4cb5lb6@corp.supernews.com:

>
> "Frank Ney" wrote in message
> news:r5hhfvcdqlcp4u32feuv5pd9j5jplf6h6t@4ax.com...
>> "A Florida man who caught an alligator with a rope because he
>> feared it would attack a woman has been fined for being in
>> possession of the animal. Michael McCormick was given the
>> Ł110 fine by a state game official called to the incident in
>> Tavares.
>
> How do you get fined "Ł110" in the United States........is
> Fla. operating on a different money system?

Way to focus.

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Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only
an intellectual could ignore or evade it. -- Thomas Sowell

On 6/25/03 4:29 PM, in article vfjce8f4cb5lb6@corp.supernews.com, "Just a
Cyclist" wrote:

>
> "Frank Ney" wrote in message
> news:r5hhfvcdqlcp4u32feuv5pd9j5jplf6h6t@4ax.com...
>> "A Florida man who caught an alligator with a rope because he feared
>> it would attack a woman has been fined for being in possession of the
>> animal. Michael McCormick was given the Ł110 fine by a state game
>> official called to the incident in Tavares. McCormick said he saw the
>> alligator crossing a road towards a woman holding two infants and two
>> children at her side ... 'I just pulled over, made a loop with rope
>> and tossed it over him,' McCormick said. He dragged the animal back
>> to the edge of a fence that surrounds a retention pond. He said he
>> told a friend to call police as he kept the alligator corralled.When
>> Tavares police officers arrived, they made McCormick cut the rope.
>> They then called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
>> Commission." (06/23/03)
>
> How do you get fined "Ł110" in the United States........is Fla. operating on
> a different money system?
>>
>
>

The story came from a British newspaper, which are in English, and they made
the calculation for their readers because:

1. Their reference is Pounds not Dollars,

And 2. The value of the dollar fluctuates greatly, and it might be
interesting to know what that fine was in today's Pound-Sterling.

Duuuh.


More evidence for Hempman.

EJ

Some could articulate, while others not, And suddenly Jim
Alder, more impatient, cried--


Your experience in dealing with alligators is....???

"Just a Cyclist" wrote in message news:...

> "Frank Ney" wrote in message
> news:r5hhfvcdqlcp4u32feuv5pd9j5jplf6h6t@4ax.com...
> > "A Florida man who caught an alligator with a rope because he feared
> > it would attack a woman has been fined for being in possession of the
> > animal. Michael McCormick was given the Ł110 fine by a state game
> > official called to the incident in Tavares. McCormick said he saw the
> > alligator crossing a road towards a woman holding two infants and two
> > children at her side ... 'I just pulled over, made a loop with rope
> > and tossed it over him,' McCormick said. He dragged the animal back
> > to the edge of a fence that surrounds a retention pond. He said he
> > told a friend to call police as he kept the alligator corralled.When
> > Tavares police officers arrived, they made McCormick cut the rope.
> > They then called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
> > Commission." (06/23/03)
>
> How do you get fined "Ł110" in the United States........is Fla. operating on
> a different money system?
> >

It must be special to be so arrogant not to realize that there are two
sides to every story and somewhere in the middle is the truth.

"Frank Ney" wrote in message
news:r5hhfvcdqlcp4u32feuv5pd9j5jplf6h6t@4ax.com...

> "A Florida man who caught an alligator with a rope because he feared
> it would attack a woman has been fined for being in possession of the
> animal. Michael McCormick was given the Ł110 fine by a state game
> official called to the incident in Tavares. McCormick said he saw the
> alligator crossing a road towards a woman holding two infants and two
> children at her side ... 'I just pulled over, made a loop with rope
> and tossed it over him,' McCormick said. He dragged the animal back
> to the edge of a fence that surrounds a retention pond. He said he
> told a friend to call police as he kept the alligator corralled.When
> Tavares police officers arrived, they made McCormick cut the rope.
> They then called the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
> Commission." (06/23/03)
>
> http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_793222.html
>
> What is it about Florida cops and the lack of thought processes? First a
> lemonade stand, and now this.
>

See the lemonade stand kid on Letterman tonight. It ought to be good.

-*MORT*-