Oklahoma Police Kill 5-Year Old Boy While Shooting at Snake

[bnhcomputing]

That's the head line from Fox News.

NOBLE, Okla."” A stray bullet fired by a police officer trying to shoot a snake hit and killed a 5-year-old boy fishing at a nearby pond, officials said.

Looks like this officer skipped his firearms safety course. After all, even twelve year olds know you don't take a "sky line" shot!

Here's the link: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,292168,00.html

[ipscshooter]

Incredible. That's an officer who doesn't need a badge and a gun...

What the he!! are they doing trying to shoot a snake out of a tree for anyway? Don't they watch Animal Planet? Snake in a tree in Oklahoma is very unlikely to be poisonous. I can just picture Samuel L Jackson standing there telling them to shoot cuz... "I don't want no motherf*(^in' snakes in my motherf*(^in' tree!"

[hillbillyhunter1]

What a tragic event. I can't imagine. Obviously the cop acted irresponsibly, like a total idiot. Should have probably called animal control as opposed to acting like a hot dog. What was he thinking? Still, I'm sure he is devastated as well. Poor Grandfather.

[GR8atta2d]

Beyond my thought process.....Send this dingbat to jail with the worst criminals available!

Prayers to the family.

[BenGarrett]

Good grief. With all the things out there a parent has to worry about, a child is killed because a police officer was an idiot enough to fire a round into a tree? That's pretty outrageous.

[JoeA]

Ifwe ban all snakes, then snakes would be criminals.