i dont know about that

What a horribly judgemental generalization of police officers [:@]How stupid can you be???

Wait 'til they start breeding with house cats.

+1 !! One of my buddies is a State Trooper and he has been threatened more than a few times because he arrests DWI's. The people threatening him own the bars. He doesn't wear a vest because it is comfy in the summer time. He has more courage in his pinky than 100 people that would call him a coward [:@]. What a sorry, pathetic statement to make about the people that put their lives at risk for our benefit.

Some of these responses are ridiculous. I too, would rather the animal not be killed. But what if it hopped a fence and the yard was filled with little kids, who knows what could have happened?
They did what they had to do!

You can't just follow a cougar (or much of anything else) around up there. The cops were lucky to have even cornered it for as long as they did.

Imagine the outcry the police would face if they willingly let it escape and the lion attacked some kid a day or two later. The cops acted as best they could (other than lots of missed shots).

Yup they move up from south america I guess and go back and forth between mexico and the U.S. Guys who run cats and coon with dogs down there tree em once in awhile or their dogs bay em and get the snot kicked out of em. They have lost quite a few dogs down there now from them too. WCL

How dare those Police Officers protect and serve the children in that neighborhood. Hey, I'm all for live and let live and am glad cougars are making a comeback all over the country. I don't fear hunting along side them, and if they make it harder for me to kill deer, so be it, they are after all the better predator. But sometimes it comes down to not taking chances with the lives of the people you've sworn to protect.

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One of my best friends is an officer and works for part time for several localities around our hometown. I've met many of the officers he works with and feel better knowing the kind of people that work to protect us. To top it off, many of the officers in my area are also huge outdoorsmen/women and I have had the opportunity to fish with several of them as well. The majority of officers are very hardworking, down-to-earth, good hearted people and they work to protect us. Show some respect!

oh its totally true.....was on the news.....showed the cougar laying dead in an alleyway.....


not sure zoo or just wild/random? ive heard stories of a chicago cop seeing a cougar in northern chicago years ago.....he was certain it was a cougar....not a cat etc.....same one?