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Kids Freak Out As TX Police Officer Pepper Sprays Tiny Squirrel

Earlier this week, we showed you how police officers in Colorado peppered sprayed an 8-year-old who was threatening teachers with a weapon. Today we show you an officer in Texas pepper spraying something else wild — a tiny squirrel.

A school resource officer in Mesquite, TX is under heavy scrutiny today after students caught him on video spraying the little creature. The students can be heard in the background screaming for him not to. He did anyway:

A police department spokeswoman says the squirrel was behaving erratically before the video begins, and the officer was simply trying to protect the students. Some students say it was too much.

What do you think? Is this excessive force, or are people overreacting? Share your thoughts below.

(H/T: Mediaite)

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  • hidden_lion
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:34pm

    how pathetic…What has our country turned into… Afraid of a squirrel, might as well have shot it, at least then it could have been fried up with some potatoes. mmmmmm

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  • harumph
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:34pm

    Hmmm. Rabies shots for the kiddies or spray the little bugger….

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  • not_smart_enough_4u
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:31pm

    What a brave man.

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  • mikenleeds
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:30pm

    you little dumb bimbos , it probably had rabies and could of bite you ,, must been a liberal school to be that dumb

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    • BonnieBlueFlag
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:54pm

      @mikenleeds
      “you little dumb bimbos , it probably had rabies and could of bite you ,, must been a liberal school to be that dumb”

      Mike, I think what you meant was “…It probably had rabies and could HAVE BIT you. Must HAVE been a liberal school to be that dumb.”

      Seems you are the one who cannot even write proper English. It’s a real classy move to call 8th grade girls “bimbos” you ignorant, illiterate pig.

      What part of “It was released back into the wild do you MORONS not understand? If it had rabies it would have been destroyed. Since it DOESN’T have rabies and was referred to as a BABY squirrel it is clear the squirrel was NOT charging the students as the ONE lying cop alleges. The DOZENS of OTHER WITNESSES (the students) seem to have been correct in their assessment of the situation and the danger.

      What we have here is another cowardly cop on power trip. Not all cops are like this, and when you defend this type of “officer” you are really lowering respect and expectations for all officers.

      Yeah, this guy is a real hero hiding out in the Dallas ‘burbs of Mesquite protecting our citizens from 6th graders and squirrels. What a chump.

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    • Truth_NOW
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 11:10pm

      @BonnieBlueFlag-”Mike, I think what you meant was “…It probably had rabies and could HAVE BIT you. Must HAVE been a liberal school to be that dumb.” ”

      You must have attended the same liberal school to be that dumb-it should be, “It probably had rabies and could have BITTEN YOU…”

      You might want to get just a wee bit more education before you try to talk down to others, Sweetie.

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    • Truth_NOW
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 11:19pm

      Oh, and BonnieBlueFlag, “It’s a real classy move to call 8th grade girls “bimbos” you ignorant, illiterate pig” should be, “It’s a REALLY classy move to call 8th grade girls “bimbos” you ignorant, illiterate pig.”

      I hope you don’t have to call upon the bravery of that “chump” cop to save *your* ignorant, illiterate a$$ one of these days.

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  • VISITORNUMBER3
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:29pm

    There will be more of an outcry for “justice” on this incident than for the one where the man shot the Texas officer in the face with a shotgun…watch and see.

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  • CalvinandHobbes
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:28pm

    Reminds me of “Christmas Vacation”. The janitor on Scrubs would have added him to his squirrel army! Maybe the cop should have turned around and maced the kids complaining instead to the squirrel.

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  • coloneloliver
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:26pm

    Glad he did’t use a taser!

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    • 9111315
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 5:43pm

      A Taser on that small animal! It would have been bar-B-Qed and ready to eat.

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  • wallyworld
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:26pm

    Our servicemen are fighting and dying in combat in Afghanistan, and I can’t find a single thing to read anywhere about it. Our nation, our history, and our way of life are being stolen from us by the socialists, communists, and progressives. But wait, let’s see, here’s an article about non-lethal force used on a squirrel in Texas.

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    • Chicago Ray
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:43pm

      Exactly, they didn’t kill it, they knocked it out, moved it and life goes on…

      Meanwhile leftist teachers leave kiddies in harms way of possible rabid squirrel encouraging them to video the thing so they can “take it to the streets like they did in their day”!! What bothers me is teachers who let kids use cell phones to make videos that end up on the evening news in elementary schools!!

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  • Taxpayer550
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:26pm

    Those who were witnesses report that the squirrel started acting crazy when it heard that the government may shut down might cause him to starve along with 80 billion other squirrels.

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  • 7.62AirMailComeGetIt
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:25pm

    what exactly constitutes a squirrel’s erratic behavior? it’s a squirrel, they tend to act a little squirrelly!

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    • bellasbrat
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:00pm

      Any time a wild animal actually approaches people, it’s behaving erratically. One of the first indicators of rabies is when a wild animal approaches or chases people.

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    • hgovantes
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 5:51pm

      ha ha ha! Funny!

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    • mossbrain
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 8:53pm

      What a bunch of bull.

      Every park I’ve ever been in, when the squirrels get fed by humans they lose their fear and come up begging. Once in Yellowstone a squirrel bit his way into the backpack I had under my head as I took a nap and ate my food. It‘s common for them to throw pine cones at me when I’m in the hammock under “their” tree.

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  • LAMET
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:23pm

    Blown out of Context. Its near where I live
    School staff felt the “tiny Squirrel” that was acting as if it was rabid, aggressively chasing the students on the playground, teachers tried to help and it scared them enough to call 911 (not animal control)

    SCARED AND STUPID the UNTHINKING UNION TEACHERS did nothing to REMOVE the children from potential harm and let them WATCH this happen

    Now the parents are having a witch hunt going after the police officer – but not the teachers for not making sure the children were removed from the danger of a potentially rabid animal or seeing how this potentially rabid animal was put down.

    I was disgusted by this news story.

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  • delhoghe
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:23pm

    That effeminate sissy should be assigned a desk job at Queer Nation.

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  • miles from nowhere
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:21pm

    Must be a bad hair day

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  • Water Man
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:21pm

    Ah Wow… who gives a crap about a squirrel!

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  • Chicago Ray
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:21pm

    Look, they could have just been trying to take it somewhere safer, these things aren’t exactly pretty little bunnies…what was he supposed to do, chase it? Ever try to catch a squirrel with your hands?

    Now we have little kids running around with their cellphones videoing everything they see, it won’t be long before some kid starts a website where they upload mom and dad having sex for fun and who knows what else..these gadgets are destroying our kids and society frankly.

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  • Islesfordian
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:21pm

    Was the squirrel going for his nuts?

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  • Califmoma5
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:21pm

    This is what the new animated movies are doing to our children. Brainwashing them to believe animals are on the same level as humans! Social Justice of a squirrel kind!

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  • Warphead
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:18pm

    I hope the little guy doesn’t have rabies.

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  • Susan Harkins
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:18pm

    California PETA will be asking for the death penality.

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  • Cold War Vet
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:17pm

    Whatever…

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  • PeachyinGA
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:17pm

    Doesn’t Mesquite TX have an Animal Control Department? At least the resource officer didn’t pull a gun on the poor thing.

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    • vennoye
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:28pm

      Well now we know………….for all these people calling for “revolutions” just go out and buy gallons of pepper spray. Forget guns and ammo…..

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  • GEW
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:17pm

    This embarrasses me to tears. Kids!
    They are in for a world of awakening and their parents had best get them prepared.

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    • Zeus In A Speedo
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 5:31pm

      The time will soon come when those kids will wishing they could see that squirrel again…so they can eat it for dinner. Everyone is about to get a DRAMATIC reality shift soon.

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  • Warphead
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:15pm

    I had a little squirrel I rescued after he fell from a tree. Great little guy. You pepper spray my squirrel I’ll break your nose.

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    • GEW
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:20pm

      yeah….well had this squirrel bitten one of those kids this office would of been nailed to the nearest tree and the school sued and no one would of been saying “he was doing anything”.

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    • Obama Snake Oil Co
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:31pm

      I agree…if they didn’t do it what were the consequences for the school and police? Lighten up people, he could have drawn his gun and bang….

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    • KenInIL
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:01pm

      The little bugger bites a kids finger and that parent will sue the school for much more than a can of pepper spray. Then officer has a problem for failing to protect. Which way is it ??

      Maybe each school needs an animal control officer on staff in case a frog gets loose or a squirrel invades the campus. Lets employ more govt workers !!

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    • Untameable-kate
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:19pm

      Aparently the principal kicked the thing and it didn’t run away, that suggests there is something wrong with it. The squirell was cleaned up and released and it was fine.

      I think you can tell (at least to some extent) who was raised in the country and who was raised in the city. For alot of country people squirells are the equivilent of rats in the city.

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    • TumbleBumble
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 8:53pm

      WARPHEAD – Same here. A few years ago, two little fur balls were scrounging around my yard for a couple of days. I knew they were too little to be off on their own (like the one in the video). Figured something happened to momma. They would come up to me when I went outside and one was bold enough to climb up my leg and get on my back. They didn’t know fear – they were babies!

      Then while I was watching them from a window, a hawk swooped down, picked one up and carried him away. I ran out and grabbed the other and brought her in. We named her Annie (as in Little Orphan).

      Raising a squirrel until she was old enough to survive on her own is one of those experiences I wouldn’t trade for anything.

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    • Brvnkaerv
      Posted on April 9, 2011 at 1:41am

      I think a broom and a strong voice would have done the trick. We do not need another “No flying squirrel zone”

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:15pm

    So was this some kind of terrorist or armed squirrel that needed to be stopped at all costs? Or was this another example of attempting to control and intimidate via example of the usage of force?

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    • sissykatz
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:27pm

      I don’t understand why the kids were out there to witness.They should have removed them from the area. If the squirrel was going toward the kids that is unusual.I think he did the right thing except the kids.It could have possibly had rabies. I guess the parents were disappointed they couldn’s sue.

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    • JD Carp
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:33pm

      I‘m sorry I’m reminded of the otter in Alaska when the Valdez ran aground. The kids washed it, nurtured it, and when they released it an Orca swallowed it right in front of them. Now that”s comedy!

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:52pm

      @JD carp:

      Forgot about that.

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    • ArmyMedic91A
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 5:06pm

      The squirrel was out of line, acting erratically. Didn’t it know that to be accepting in the mainstream, by those in authority, it needed to conform to societal norms? As a result of its refusal to act properly, the officer was forced to use any means necessary to subdue the critter. Additionally, the students, unbeknownst to The Blaze readers, were also forced to watch and learn – now, lesson learned! Kids, do as you’re told or else (LOL)…

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    • 8jrts
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 6:03pm

      @ArmyMedic91A
      LMAO!!! The only lesson I learned is to cross my legs so I don’t pee myself laughing at all the comments on this story!!

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    • FORLORNHOPE
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:12pm

      @JD Carp
      That was crazy they had marched through the town of Cordova with a school band and the mayor the whole town was standing 30 feet away on the dock when an orca just came out of no where took the otter and disappeared in a split second. While a stunned silent crowd watched helpless it was like they were feeding the orca.

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  • and to the republic
    Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:14pm

    did the officer administer a field sobriety test before taking this action?

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    • Independent Tess
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:23pm

      The squirrel was acting erratically?
      Probably trying to sidle up to the people and get a snack, poor little guy. I don’t think you need pepper spray to protect yourself from a squirrel.
      What a lesson for kids to see rom a police officer!

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:23pm

      Doubt it, if the squirrel was acting strange, as the end of the article said, then this officers reactions would be understandable; especially if he thought the squirrel was rabid. It could have been done in a way to keep the actions out of the sight of the kids though.

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:24pm

      After pepper spraying the lil critter , if the cop had sprayed it with some olive oil and parmesan cheez,
      ( I ‘m kidding :D )

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    • thegrassroots
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:26pm

      One can expect a pepper sprayed squirrel to act a bit “erractically.”

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    • rawhide
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:33pm

      If the squirrel had rabies and bit a kid, their would be an investigation as as the why the officer didn’t shoot the squirrel! Just can’t win for losing…….

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    • VanGrungy
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:35pm

      WHERE THE HELL IS PETA WHEN WE ACTUALLY NEED THEM!!!!

      oh right, they don’t actually care about animals, they just want to do their part to destroy America..

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    • bassist237
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:36pm

      What a nut…

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    • Islesfordian
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:39pm

      Wild animals normally shie away from people. Animals with rabies do not behave normally and will come up close to people. That is what makes rabid animals so dangerous. This officer did the right thing.

      Plus, after all, IT’S JUST A FRIGGIN SQUIRREL!

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    • APatriotFirst
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:40pm

      Squirrels carry rabies with no outward signs of it. Go ahead kids, get friendly.
      Go through the raby shots like I did years ago. So much fun….not

       
    • Untameable-kate
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:48pm

      Islesfordian
      I’m glad I read through the posts before I said anything, My comment is almost exactly the same as yours. If the squirrel was acting strangly then he needed to be gotten rid of so no kids were in danger of being bitten by a possibly rabid animal. If the squirrel had bitten someone then all heck would have broken loose and the cop would have been blamed for not responding. He should have just stepped on the darned thing, crybabies.

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    • davecoolworld
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:53pm

      A rabid squirrel and kids don’t mix well. The cop should have punted it after spraying it.
      The kids are too young to understand, the fact that adults are even having a discussion about it is what should be talked about.

      In other countries, the squirrel would have been shot with a readily available AK-47 and no one would have given it a second thought.

      Life is pretty good in the good old USA for this to be a “news” item.

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    • grandmaof5
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 3:59pm

      squirrels do not carry rabies so maybe it was just scared or sick. A pair of heavy gloves and a cage probably would have done the trick. Maybe it fell out of a tree and was stunned or injured. Think that was a bit excessive.

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    • gman46
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:01pm

      The squirrel had a gun, and obviously had enough and was going to put the officer in his place. Of course the officer had to restrain him. Just think how bad things would be if we had gun-toting squirrels?!

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    • Patrick in AZ
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:01pm

      The squirrel came towards the officer in the video (it didn’t just move in his direction), that is not normal unless the squirrel is accustomed to getting food from people or the squirrel is sick.

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    • WEHTexas
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:04pm

      Wow…… now that is news!!!! You guys crack me up.

       
    • TXPilot
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:05pm

      Until more info comes to light, I would prefer not to judge him, since down here in TX, squirrels frequently carry rabies, and it is the time of year to worry about that.

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    • thetreyman
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:06pm

      the squirrel had probably been feed by the students before so going toward them was not erratic. he knew where he could get an easy meal. it reminds me of a park in florida i visited when i was a kid. the squirrels would come sit in your lap as long as you feed them. as a kid that was pretty cool until i saw some people, in there late teens early 20′s, had caught one of them and collard it and what i as a kid thought and still do was torcher it. they kept taking it and sliding down the slide while drinking there beer and laughing at how funny it was. people should not feed wild animals period is what i took from that when i was about 10. it puts you and the animal both in danger.

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    • pajamash
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:08pm

      I guess the students and parents would have preferred a “lock-down”. If the officer was truly concerned about the welfare of the students, I would think, he would have required that they vacate the area the squirrel was in.

      Both sides are a little right and a little wrong regarding this incident.

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    • ISeeDanger.com
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:09pm

      Union Squirrel?

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    • DirectlyUnPCman
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:10pm

      He should have pulled out a 40 cal and blew it back into the trees. Then those kids could really scream about something.

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    • Anonymous T. Irrelevant
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:14pm

      Now he’s going to have to flush the squirrel with water and have a beer summit.
      Everyone and their damn cellphone cameras.

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    • My Sacred Honor
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:17pm

      Has anyone seen the video of the squirrel after he got into a couple-months-old rotted and fermented halloween pumpkin and was drunk?
      Maybe this …“officer” …had just seen that vid? Cut the guy some slack!

      @ CHEEZEWHIZ….
      I prefer a little garlic butter on my peppered squirrel.

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    • Dustyluv
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:27pm

      Heck in Texas thats a meal for some people. Why the hell is everyone so upset? Looks like the liberal idiots are invading my State now…may have to pepper spray some of them soon to mover them back to California..

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    • demint.disciple
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:29pm

      Oh really ? a safety hazard to us ?? Which parent said that while watching the video and you over heard ? Just a case of hate cops and whatever they do…

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    • watchtheotherhand
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:34pm

      @ GRANDMA……………..squirrels can carry rabies it is just somewhat rare………….Squirrels are almost never found to have rabies. And squirrels have not been known to cause rabies in humans within the United States. Bites from a squirrel are not normally considered a risk for rabies. Most small rodents and lagomorphs rarely develop rabies; however, woodchucks accounted for 86 percent of rabies cases among rodents reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 1985 through 1994.

      In all fairness to the officer how is he supposed to know that…..He did right when not sure if an animal could be carrying a dangerous disease and is around kids it needs to be neutralized and removed. Good job sir even though I hate the kids had to see it and be bothered by it.

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    • OhPleaseEnoughAlready
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:52pm

      My thoughts – it’s just a squirrel. There are millions more of the little rodents out there. I think it was a waste of good pepper spray. He should have just kicked it into tomorrow, but who knows what charges would come from that action. ENOUGH ALREADY!!!

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    • grandmaof5
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 4:59pm

      Okay, I guess I stand corrected. I was told by a vet they don’t carry rabies but I guess there is a slight chance.

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    • von der Recht
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 5:08pm

      You can’t be too careful…….

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    • Non-sequitur
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 5:38pm

      That squirrel learned a very important lesson.

      Don’t come close to humans.

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    • ManThong
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 5:52pm

      The cop probably packs a .40 Glock.. he should’ve popped the little rat.

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    • sooner12
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 6:13pm

      If the cop had done nothing and the squirrel had bitten a student, then the officer would be sued by the parents for doing nothing.

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    • plsimonson
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 6:25pm

      Baby squirrels will come to people if they have been abandoned by their mother or she has been killed. Does not mean they are rabid.

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    • avenger
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 6:32pm

      should have sprayed the students..

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    • Anti_Spock
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 6:47pm

      Possible Rabies? Lucky I wasn’t there with a shotgun to unload on mr. squirrel. It’s sad that kids are so easily traumatized (thats what Sesame Street does… besides making them fat.)

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    • Schteveo
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 6:56pm

      Indy,
      have you ever seen a squirrel with rabies?

      They act ‘erratic’, just as the officer reported, and ‘erratic’ is an understatement! Crazy, nuts, weird, SQUIRRELLY, all fit. I had to use a bb gun on one last summer behind my apt. (using a .22 in the city was an invite to a court date! So I used Mrs. Schteveo’s Red Ryder BB Gun.) Anyway, Mr. Squirrel was lying on his back, RUNNING in circle, squeaking and squealing like something was after him. He then tried to climb one of those fiberglass area light poles!!

      I still gave him the benefit of the doubt, until he chased a cat that used to hang around back there! The cat was 100% feral, and any squirrel so crazy he chases cats, well that needs some sweet repose. My grandsopns all played back there, tht dude had to go.

      Have you ever seen a kid with rabies?

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    • JustaThought
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:52pm

      A spokes rodent for the squirrel, Barry the Beaver, stated that the police officer obviously “acted stupidly”.
      In an unrelated, yet similar incident on a New York university campus, a talking parrot, who interrupted a board members meeting shouting, “You’re just repeating everything I say!” was hauled away by campus police. By-standers reported hearing him scream, “Don’t taze me, man! Don’t taze me, man!”. The bird, whose name was Lee, was fined for his errant behavior based on multiple videos taken at the time. Next day in a campus newspaper the headline read, “Videos tell all. Guilty! A parrot, Lee.”

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    • mizflame98
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 8:05pm

      we like our squirrel spicy in Texas.

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    • mtnclimberjim
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 8:39pm

      The HMR .17 works well also

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    • maumau
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 8:50pm

      uh its a darn squirrel and it might have been rabid and he couldnt get the gun so yea some pep spray, is every insignificant thing that happens in this country going to be scrutinized now because little kids are running around with video capable phones? uh maybe obamas girls should get some then we can have a real look…

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    • watchmany2k
      Posted on April 8, 2011 at 10:52pm

      LOL, all the drama over a rodent, that the school bus would have flattend on the way to school.
      A “baby” squirrel, doesn’t have the experience to be afraid of people yet.
      Note that even in this incident, authorities feel the need to say the baby squirrel was behaving “erratic”
      lol, yep OK.
      In my day half a dozen boys would have had BB guns to deal with it.
      Pepper spray seemed a bit over the top, a broom would have done the job of launching it into the field/grass .
      It‘s astounding to me the world gets it’s undies in a twist over roadkill, while washington is melting down.

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    • banjarmon
      Posted on April 9, 2011 at 1:05am

      one bullet, no squirrel, no waste of pepper

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    • Polwatcher
      Posted on April 9, 2011 at 6:43am

      The officer should have warned the kids to stay away from the cute and possibly dangerous rabid squirrel and explained just how dangerous a rabid squirrel can be. It should have been a teaching moment for the kids so they would know what to do if it ever happened while they were alone. Then he should have blown the little critter away and again warned the kids not to cook and eat the meat while he carefully put it iin a bag to take it to the health dept. for testing.

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    • exdem
      Posted on April 9, 2011 at 8:01am

      I had one come towards me in the yard a few years back while gardening. It was so adorable, until it ran up my arm and bit the hell out of my hand. I had to have test and shots and pepper spray is too good for the little buggers. He should have used his taser or gun as far as I’m concerned.

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    • Armed Patriot
      Posted on April 9, 2011 at 11:13am

      @grandmaof5…squirrels do not carry rabies.

      HUH??? Squires are known for rabbies. Like raccoons it runs rampant in their communities. Dont go getting squirly G-ma

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    • darkknight91
      Posted on April 9, 2011 at 1:16pm

      Somebody needs to pepper spray this ass hat. I swear, I think half the cops in this country need to be taken out in the street and beaten with a horse whip in front of everyone.

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    • pattycapener
      Posted on April 9, 2011 at 1:28pm

      What a bully, this was a baby squirrel looking for some help.

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    • pattycapener
      Posted on April 9, 2011 at 1:40pm

      The facts are there has never been a case of a rabid squirrel in the US so before you go terrorizing the squirrels get your facts straight. the officer was clearly wrong it is a matter of stupidity on his part.

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    • PLS5621
      Posted on April 9, 2011 at 7:07pm

      The officer was WAY off base! It was a baby squirrel for God’s sake! and for the people making comments in regards to what if it was “rabid”, if you knew anything about they are about squirrels, you would know that squirrels are NOT carriers of rabies! The only way a squirrel could have rabies was if it was bit by a rabid dog or raccoon, and the odds are it would be dead after being bit! …. they’re a little on the fragile side. Do your homework before making stupid statements.

      Also squirrels will interact with people when they do not feel threatened. No doubt the squirrel had plenty of snacks to nibble on around the school from students, and judging from the reactions of the kids they very possibly had been “taking care of it”. I have over 8 squirrels on my property who every year bring their young to come get food and treats. They are not a threat, maybe a nuisance from time to time to some people, but seriously, maybe the “resource officer” needs to have a little more “resource” training!

      If he’d spray a baby squirrel with mace, imagine what he would do to your kids when they act irratic! Guess we’ll just have to take their word that it got medical attention….. idiot

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    • PossumRoadkill
      Posted on April 9, 2011 at 10:01pm

      To anyone who says “rabid squirrel” , you need to understand that this would be extremely rare, like one in a 100 million squirrels. Squirrels act erratically as a normal part of their behavior. They have a very high metabolic rate and they are prey animals so they would not act like a dog or a kitten. Y’all need to get out in the country a little more. The big city is making you stupid.I have a lot of cop friends and this guy is no cop. A “Resources Officer”? He’s an idiot. Back to the Mall Cop duty for him.

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