Headline Of The Day.

[theweaselking]

Governor of Texas goes jogging, saves puppy from coyote using laser-guided pistol.

I don't know why this is NEWS (oh, wait, Huffington Post: nothing but wall to wall crazy people. ANYTHING might be "news", there) but damn if it's not a hilarious image.

Comments

[camelai.livejournal.com]

First, coyotes don't live or travel in packs. Second, they're not going to attack a person, or a dog right next to a person. Third, it sounds like he's basically saying he saw this coyote, and it had a look in it's eye like it was going to attack... in other words, it didn't do ANYTHING. And did not deserve to be shot by a loony politician jogging with a laser-sighted gun.
*growl*

[lederhosen.livejournal.com]

ObSP: "OH MY GOD IT'S COMING RIGHT FOR US!"

The 'snakes' explanation also puzzles me. Are snakes in Texas really that much more aggressive than snakes in Australia? Otherwise, I'm having trouble coming up with a scenario where it would be both necessary and possible to draw, aim, and shoot a snake before it bit me. I'd much rather have a stick.

[camelai.livejournal.com]

I don't think snakes anywhere justify carrying any gun, let alone a laser-sighted one. I think he's just 1) a scaredy cat (no offense to cats) and 2) gun-happy.

[lafinjack.livejournal.com]

You need the laser to hit the snake, duh.