Terrorist squirrels rampage in England...

ZekeLuvs1911 · November 11, 2002, 08:09 AM

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Double Naught Spy · November 11, 2002, 08:27 AM

Zeke, I am sorry but I think you appear to be sensationalizing the whole series of events and jumping to conclusions based purely on supposition. There was only one squirrel and that squirrel acted alone. He had no known ties to any terrorist group nor did he make any claims of ties to any terrorist group. During times like these, it is important that we keep clear heads and correctly identify and deal with such situations. This sort of panic-based knee jerk reaction of calling this squirrel a terrorist and suggesting that he is associated with a group does nobody any good other than to promote fear to others of us who happen to deal with squirrels on a regular basis. Next, I suppose you will have developed squirrel profiles for use at airports. Have you ever searched squirrel luggage before? Trust me, it ain't pretty.

This was no highly organized squirrel terrorist cell, but instead appears to be the work of a loan squirrel. There are some things squirrels may do that are terrorizing to the victims, but that does not make them terrorists. This was just a violent rogue.

Hkmp5sd · November 11, 2002, 08:41 AM

Isn't self-defense against the law in England? They need to throw the book at old grandpa for premeditated murder.

LASur5r · November 11, 2002, 09:36 AM

I'm sure that this squirrel was maligned and the British people will certainly seek justice in this case. Imagine in their society, that ol ' grandpa didn't conform to Brit rule and just turn the other cheek or in this case turn his granddaughter's cheek again.
Then to just hunt the poor terrorist ...I mean terror filled squirrel to be hunted down like vermin......Brit rule cannot allow such individual vigilanteism, can they?
At the very least they must confiscate the old man's air gun since it proved to be a deadly weapon.
If the Brits let people like this old man loose, they might become more like us Americans? Now that's a fine fix, wouldn't it?

Double Naught Spy · November 11, 2002, 10:22 AM

So if not part of Al-Queda, would he have been a part of A-corna?

Selfdfenz · November 11, 2002, 10:39 AM

why civilains should not act like LE.
If the TS could have been taken into custody it could have been questioned. Now we will never know what infomation COULD have been gained. I hope they will at least see if there are any incriminating documents in this TS's den if it can even be located.

I guess when the match-box car bombs start going off it'll be too late to do anything about it.

A missed opportunity for sure.

S-

Mk VII · November 11, 2002, 01:26 PM

this rather tongue-in-cheek article in the Sun need not be taken too seriously (like almost anything in the Sun). The Canadian grey squirrel is a pest here and classed as vermin but people will go on feeding them in towns so they lose all fear of people and can get rather aggressive if they don't get fed. I've had one approach me in London and start to climb up my trouser leg.
This old guy is probably undergunned with the 12 ft-lb air rifles which are legal here. And using it in a 'public place' is a no-no.

Fred Hansen · November 11, 2002, 01:56 PM

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loan squirrel

Was the squirrel usurious as well?

Schuey2002 · November 11, 2002, 02:23 PM

I like the "lone" squirrel theory....But,maybe there was a Osama-Bin Squirrelen behind the scenes pulling all the strings!

John Lawson · November 11, 2002, 02:43 PM

Hey, is that the squirrel that was sighted on the grassy knoll...?

Fred Hansen · November 11, 2002, 02:50 PM

"We are through the looking-glass here people!"

Logistar · November 11, 2002, 02:54 PM

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A-corna

I agree about the profiling. All rodents should be treated equally. Squirrels should not be singled out!

KSFreeman · November 11, 2002, 04:57 PM

It's not the squirrel's fault. If the British government had just cared enough to raise the daily nut allowance, this need not happen.

Prevent squirrel attacks, raise taxes!

November 11, 2002, 08:09 AM	#1
ZekeLuvs1911 Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2001 Location: Avenel, NJ Posts: 204	Terrorist squirrels rampage in England... Get this article............................. http://my.netscape.com/corewidgets/n...81001000292079 __________________ "God created man and woman, Colonel Colt made them equals."

November 11, 2002, 08:27 AM	#2
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague Cnty, TX Posts: 12,717	Zeke, I am sorry but I think you appear to be sensationalizing the whole series of events and jumping to conclusions based purely on supposition. There was only one squirrel and that squirrel acted alone. He had no known ties to any terrorist group nor did he make any claims of ties to any terrorist group. During times like these, it is important that we keep clear heads and correctly identify and deal with such situations. This sort of panic-based knee jerk reaction of calling this squirrel a terrorist and suggesting that he is associated with a group does nobody any good other than to promote fear to others of us who happen to deal with squirrels on a regular basis. Next, I suppose you will have developed squirrel profiles for use at airports. Have you ever searched squirrel luggage before? Trust me, it ain't pretty. This was no highly organized squirrel terrorist cell, but instead appears to be the work of a loan squirrel. There are some things squirrels may do that are terrorizing to the victims, but that does not make them terrorists. This was just a violent rogue. __________________ "If you look through your scope and see your shoe, aim higher." -- said to me by my 11 year old daughter before going out for hogs 8/13/2011 My Hunting Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange

November 11, 2002, 08:41 AM	#3
Hkmp5sd Senior Member Join Date: December 15, 2001 Location: Winter Haven, Florida Posts: 4,303	Yep, gotta be careful about racial profiling them there squirrels.... Isn't self-defense against the law in England? They need to throw the book at old grandpa for premeditated murder. __________________ NRA Certified Instructor: Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, Home Safety, Personal Protection, Range Safety Officer NRA Life Member

November 11, 2002, 09:36 AM	#4
LASur5r Junior member Join Date: July 20, 2000 Location: pasadena,california,America Posts: 542	Well...I'm shocked I'm sure that this squirrel was maligned and the British people will certainly seek justice in this case. Imagine in their society, that ol ' grandpa didn't conform to Brit rule and just turn the other cheek or in this case turn his granddaughter's cheek again. Then to just hunt the poor terrorist ...I mean terror filled squirrel to be hunted down like vermin......Brit rule cannot allow such individual vigilanteism, can they? At the very least they must confiscate the old man's air gun since it proved to be a deadly weapon. If the Brits let people like this old man loose, they might become more like us Americans? Now that's a fine fix, wouldn't it?

November 11, 2002, 10:22 AM	#5
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague Cnty, TX Posts: 12,717	So if not part of Al-Queda, would he have been a part of A-corna? __________________ "If you look through your scope and see your shoe, aim higher." -- said to me by my 11 year old daughter before going out for hogs 8/13/2011 My Hunting Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange

November 11, 2002, 10:39 AM	#6
Selfdfenz Senior Member Join Date: December 7, 2001 Location: The Gas Tax State Posts: 949	Thsi is a great example.... why civilains should not act like LE. If the TS could have been taken into custody it could have been questioned. Now we will never know what infomation COULD have been gained. I hope they will at least see if there are any incriminating documents in this TS's den if it can even be located. I guess when the match-box car bombs start going off it'll be too late to do anything about it. A missed opportunity for sure. S- __________________ Selfdfenz

November 11, 2002, 01:26 PM	#7
Mk VII Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2000 Location: England Posts: 455	this rather tongue-in-cheek article in the Sun need not be taken too seriously (like almost anything in the Sun). The Canadian grey squirrel is a pest here and classed as vermin but people will go on feeding them in towns so they lose all fear of people and can get rather aggressive if they don't get fed. I've had one approach me in London and start to climb up my trouser leg. This old guy is probably undergunned with the 12 ft-lb air rifles which are legal here. And using it in a 'public place' is a no-no.

November 11, 2002, 02:23 PM	#9
Schuey2002 Senior Member Join Date: September 21, 2002 Posts: 854	I like the "lone" squirrel theory....But,maybe there was a Osama-Bin Squirrelen behind the scenes pulling all the strings!

November 11, 2002, 02:43 PM	#10
John Lawson Senior Member Join Date: August 28, 1999 Posts: 281	Hey, is that the squirrel that was sighted on the grassy knoll...? __________________ "Politicians are bilgewater in the ship of state."

November 11, 2002, 02:50 PM	#11
Fred Hansen Senior Member Join Date: May 30, 2001 Location: The middle of WWIII Posts: 3,335	"We are through the looking-glass here people!" __________________ "This started out as a documentary on gun violence in America, but the largest mass murder in our history was just committed -- without the use of a single gun! Not a single bullet fired! No bomb was set off, no missile was fired, no weapon (i.e., a device that was solely and specifically manufactured to kill humans) was used. A boxcutter! -- I can't stop thinking about this. A thousand gun control laws would not have prevented this massacre. What am I doing?" Michael Moore

November 11, 2002, 04:57 PM	#13
KSFreeman Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2001 Location: Lafayette, Indiana--American-occupied America Posts: 5,418	It's not the squirrel's fault. If the British government had just cared enough to raise the daily nut allowance, this need not happen. Prevent squirrel attacks, raise taxes! __________________ "Arguments of policy must give way to a constitutional command." Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573, 602 (1980).