Wednesday, July 22, 2009

858 - Best quote of 2008

My friend Frank sent me this email rant.

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POLK COUNTY FLORIDA SHERIFF GRADY JUDD ---

An illegal alien in Polk County Florida who got pulled over in a routine
traffic stop ended up 'executing' the deputy who stopped him..
The deputy was shot eight times, including once behind his right ear at
close range. Another deputy was wounded and a police dog killed.
A state wide manhunt ensued.

The murderer was found hiding in a wooded area with his gun.
After he shot at them, SWAT team officers open fired and hit the guy 68 times.

Now here's the kicker:

Naturally, the liberal media went nuts and asked why they shot the
poor undocumented immigrant 68 times.

Sheriff Grady Judd told the Orlando Sentinel:
Talk about an all-time classic answer.
'Because that's all the ammunition we had.'

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So I say to myself, "Is this another email falsehood floating around the internet?"

Check it out on SNOPES.

Turns out they're not very good shots down in Florida. 62% is failing in my book. Unless we're grading on the curve.

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1 comment:

bandit said...

I'm glad you checked this out on SNOPES. Frank sent this one to me also and when I read the Sheriff's statement, I took it as kind of a bold statement(although I liked it). SNOPES included the complete statement which was "that's all the ammo we had; we weren't going to take any chances". This guy would have killed again if he had enough life in him to lift the gun and pull the trigger.