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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fla-deputy-removes-doritos-bag-deers-head-19360210#.UbT4X1xAK0UA deer in the Florida Keys is breathing more easily after a deputy removed a Doritos bag from its head.
The Monroe County sheriff's deputy discovered the Key deer while on patrol late Saturday evening. Its entire head was stuck in the chips bag.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Becky Herrin says the deer allowed the deputy to remove the bag without a struggle.
Key deer are the smallest of the Virginia white-tailed deer subspecies and are endangered. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services says the deer have been threatened by development, habitat loss and hurricanes.
Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)Well there is a cop with no future on the force. At a minimum he should have zapped it with a Taser, or at least clubbed it senseless with his "baton".
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)Apparently cops are damned if they do, and damned if they don't.
In_The_Wind
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Demoiselle
(6,787 posts)Litterin' as Arlo Guthrie would say.
narnian60
(3,510 posts)steve2470
(37,457 posts)LeftInTX
(25,551 posts)For the cute factor.
I'm glad they were able to remove the bag and the key deer will be OK.
Astrad
(466 posts)Deer with jar stuck on its head saved by resourceful Duluth woman
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/06/08/deer_with_jar_stuck_on_its_head_saved_by_resourceful_duluth_woman.html
treestar
(82,383 posts)That deer was thereafter named "Lucy Ricardo."
steve2470
(37,457 posts)arthritisR_US
(7,291 posts)Thanks!
steve2470
(37,457 posts)tavernier
(12,400 posts)Key deer are about the size of large dogs. They pretty much inhabit only one of the islands, Big Pine Key, and all the residents are quite familiar with them all, especially since they are hopeless moochers. No surprise to find one wearing a chip bag... more surprised that he didn't ask the cop for salsa and cheese dip.