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November 13, 2007
I Think The Penalty For Running
far exceeded what would have happened had he stood his ground and 'fessed up to the police
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. -- A man who allegedly was fleeing police was attacked and killed by an alligator in a pond, Local 10 reported.Miccosukee police, assisted by Sweetwater canine units, responded to a call on the Miccosukee Indian Reservation about vehicles being broken into.
Local 10's Todd Tongen said police captured one man, but another fled on foot and dove into a retention pond. Signs warned of the danger of live alligators in the pond behind the casino and hotel.
Eyewitnesses said they were shouting to the man to swim back to shore. When the man finally spotted the alligator, eyewitnesses said he screamed but then disappeared under the water.
There's a lesson in this sad tale, folks.
Posted by Mr. Bingley at November 13, 2007 08:04 AM
Comments
Yeah. Stay on the good side of the Tree Hugging Sister.
Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at November 13, 2007 09:28 AM
Indeed. Always a good course of action.
I'm sure Florida Cracker has similar enforcers on her payroll as well, only in that part of Florida, they're required to rinse off in a Miracle Whip bath first before becoming the hors d'oeuvre.
Posted by: tree hugging sister at November 13, 2007 11:51 AM
It probably was the pond behind her house.
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at November 13, 2007 11:52 AM
Evolution In Action.
"Civilization stops at the water line; After that, we all enter the food chain, and not always right at the top."
-- Hunter Thompson, "The Great Shark Hunt"
Posted by: mojo at November 13, 2007 01:16 PM
Since civilization doesn't start at the water line, I am forced to conclude that civilization generally exists between high and low tide.
Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at November 13, 2007 04:22 PM