Governer Perry kills coyote....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/27/AR2010042704373.html
Coyotes beware. Perhaps joggers you should beware as well. Governor Perry has a gun.
After reading the article from the Washington Post I am left with some concerns;
1. "Perry said he will carry his .380 Ruger - loaded with hollow-point bullets - when jogging on trails because he is afraid of snakes. He'd also seen coyotes in the undeveloped area." Wow. a .380 with hollow tip bullets? Those bullets would blast a hole in a bear let alone a snake...So that leads me to question do you believe the Governor's reason for carrying the gun is truly because he is scared of snakes?
2. Do you think that it is safe for someone to participate in an activity such as jogging while carrying a loaded weapon in the waistband of their clothes? (Who does that?)
3. Do you feel that the Governor was justified in killing the coyote? Explain your thoughts.
Coyotes beware. Perhaps joggers you should beware as well. Governor Perry has a gun.
After reading the article from the Washington Post I am left with some concerns;
1. "Perry said he will carry his .380 Ruger - loaded with hollow-point bullets - when jogging on trails because he is afraid of snakes. He'd also seen coyotes in the undeveloped area." Wow. a .380 with hollow tip bullets? Those bullets would blast a hole in a bear let alone a snake...So that leads me to question do you believe the Governor's reason for carrying the gun is truly because he is scared of snakes?
2. Do you think that it is safe for someone to participate in an activity such as jogging while carrying a loaded weapon in the waistband of their clothes? (Who does that?)
3. Do you feel that the Governor was justified in killing the coyote? Explain your thoughts.
posted by Erin at
7:59 AM
1 Comments:
I am all for protecting yourself and your property. I don’t have anything against people owning guns and I do not consider myself to be someone who holds protests every time someone steps out wearing a fur jacket. I do, however think that there is a fine line between cautious and being overzealous. With that said, I do not agree with Governor Perry killing the coyote. My problem is with this statement; "I holler and the coyote stopped. I holler again. By this time I had taken my weapon out and charged it. It is now staring dead at me. Either me or the dog are in imminent danger. I did the appropriate thing and sent it to where coyotes go," he said. Governor Perry says that he was in imminent danger. Yet in the same breath he said that when he “hollered” at the coyote it stopped. This was not a mountain lion that he was facing. It was a coyote. I have seen dogs that are bigger than coyotes. He also said in the same sentence that after he hollered and the coyote stopped, that by this time he had taken out his weapon and charged it. HE charged the coyote. He did not give the coyote time to retreat, or make an effort to try and slowly back away from the coyote. I believe that there were other alternatives that could have been taken. One of the most of the most obvious is that instead of killing the coyote, fire a warning shot in the coyote’s direction to scare it off. Yet none of these alternatives were attempted, and it appears that Governor Perry acted very quickly and without much thought of perhaps sparing the coyote’s life. The way the Governor paints the picture is that this rabid coyote charged him, with its teeth curled into a menacing snarl and the look of death in its eye. With two leaps and bounds it was upon him and his trusty dog, and with no other choice, other than to protect his trusty companions life, he regretfully pulled out his bazooka and shot the coyote, instantly turning it into mulch. Nice try Governor, I don’t buy it. I’m sure that when you returned to the Governor’s mansion, you exchanged several high-fives, and told the story time and time again, padding the story a little and bragging about what a great shot you were. Next time have a little more respect for the wildlife in Texas.
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