Man shoots himself in effort to dislodge squirrel from his pants

Ed, Ego and Superego · November 30, 2011, 12:48:42 PM

Even I can't blame the squirrels for this one....

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Man shoots himself in effort to dislodge squirrel from his pants
MONROE — The thing to do if a squirrel runs up your leg is probably not to aim a .22-caliber rifle at it.
A Benton County sheriff's officer says a 36-year-old Monroe man told deputies he was startled by a squirrel that ran up his left leg so he fired at it but hit his foot instead.
Sheriff's Capt. Greg Ridler tells the Corvallis Gazette-Times that deputies contacted Ethan Bennett at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center and learned the story of the gunshot wound.
Ridler said Bennett did not kill the squirrel.
Bennett was treated and released.
He declined to comment about the Nov. 23 incident.
Monroe is a small Willamette Valley community south of Corvallis

tracy · November 30, 2011, 01:41:05 PM

LMAO! That's so freakin' lame!

Silverlady · November 30, 2011, 04:34:41 PM

What a moron!

Rev. Powell · November 30, 2011, 05:11:00 PM

Quote from: Ed, Ego and Superego on November 30, 2011, 12:48:42 PM

Ridler said Bennett did not kill the squirrel.

This is the most disturbing part of the story... the pants invading squirrel is still out there...

Ed, Ego and Superego · November 30, 2011, 05:20:58 PM

I'm not driving home through Monroe! I'll go around.
-Ed

Jack · November 30, 2011, 05:24:41 PM

QuoteHe declined to comment about the Nov. 23 incident.

That's probably the smartest thing he's done in quite a while.

Flick James · November 30, 2011, 06:45:46 PM

Quote from: Jack on November 30, 2011, 05:24:41 PM
QuoteHe declined to comment about the Nov. 23 incident.

That's probably the smartest thing he's done in quite a while.

True. Well, really, what's he going to say? "I don't know what I was thinking?" Yeah, we already got that.

akiratubo · November 30, 2011, 09:55:25 PM

How drunk was he to stuff a squirrel up his pants and shoot at it?

Trevor · December 01, 2011, 01:21:12 AM

Quote from: Ed, Ego and Superego on November 30, 2011, 12:48:42 PM
Even I can't blame the squirrels for this one....

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20111130/UPDATE/111129034/Man-shoots-himself-effort-dislodge-squirrel-from-his-pants?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Home|s

Man shoots himself in effort to dislodge squirrel from his pants
MONROE — The thing to do if a squirrel runs up your leg is probably not to aim a .22-caliber rifle at it.
A Benton County sheriff's officer says a 36-year-old Monroe man told deputies he was startled by a squirrel that ran up his left leg so he fired at it but hit his foot instead.
Sheriff's Capt. Greg Ridler tells the Corvallis Gazette-Times that deputies contacted Ethan Bennett at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center and learned the story of the gunshot wound.
Ridler said Bennett did not kill the squirrel.
Bennett was treated and released.
He declined to comment about the Nov. 23 incident.
Monroe is a small Willamette Valley community south of Corvallis

Does anyone know where our friend Odinn7 is?

InformationGeek · December 01, 2011, 12:11:37 PM

Quote from: Trevor on December 01, 2011, 01:21:12 AM
Does anyone know where our friend Odinn7 is?

Darn it! You bet me to it!

Flangepart · December 02, 2011, 10:27:38 AM

"He declined to comment on it"
Ya think?