They have IA investigating this. I know it's routine, but what a bunch of crap.

BANZAI!

I've been to San Francisco. I would think that a police department there would have better things to investigate.

Chicken was trying for a Darwin Award

And I suppose his service revolver would have been better?

He should transfer to Milwaukee.

I'm curious about the complaint lodged against him. Did somebody call up the station angered that a cop was firing a Daisy air rifle at a airborne chicken? And if so, why? Just laugh, tell the story to your friends, and continue living.

Hmmmm....

Actually, the officer in question may be in trouble for
more than just popping balloons, as there is a little-
known, rarely invoked law in that state making it a felony
to shoot a projectile weapon at power lines, The officer
could face up to 50 years in prison if found guilty of that
particular charge. Oddly, there is a similar law on the
books there making it a misdemeanor to pop balloons in
a public place!

HTH

;-)

hell if he knew it was gonna be such a big deal I'll bet he wishes he woulda just shot the damn chicken...at least he coulda gotten a good meal out of it.

If the officer had used a 12-bore, he could have brought the chicken down in one shot

(and got a free lunch)

waitaminute...
I'm curious about the complaint lodged against him. Did somebody call up the station angered that a cop was firing a Daisy air rifle at a airborne chicken? And if so, why?

Somebody was probably concerned he would put an eye out with that thing. You know how kids are these days.

aaron beat me by 1 second.

Great minds think alike, so how did we come up with the same gag?

dozens of copycat incidents in 3, 2, 1....

stupidity from beginning to end.

If Santa was willing to bring it, I defer to his authority.

heh, I suppose he coulda just let the chicken hit the power lines and then shoot the balloons...cause then he wouldn't have to cook it...fried to a crisp...by the good people at your local electric company...

what the hell!!!
he did a good deed, didn't hurt anyone, doesn't make a habit of shooting off dangerous weapons when there is no reason, i don't think, i hope this is costing the assholes money to give the chicken saver shiat over it.

It was probably a subordinate that made the complaint. Typical civil service backstabbing.

What *I* want to know is, who is the asshat that made the complaint? Government entities don't make inquiries unless someone makes a complaint. This is in San Francisco...my guess is a rabid anti-gun, anti-police activist was outraged at the thought that an air gun could be used for a positive purpose and wanted to make sure no good deed went unpunished.

Cleverness, competance, quick-thinking, the ability to come up with creative solutions.

These are obviously qualities we want to discourage from our law enforcement officials. He should have called for backup.... to save the chicken... from the... balloons.

WHY THE HELL DOES THIS HAVE AN OBVIOUS TAG?!?! It's the beurocracy that's really the ass in all of this.

Stupid cop. Next time, when the chief tells you you're cute, just say "thank you" and let it go.

There's a corrections officer in Indiana currently under suspension (maybe, I don't remember his punishment) for buying discount tube socks for inmates whose prison issue socks were worn out and causing blisters during work. That's a run-on sentence, but it doesn't diminish the fact that cops have to sometimes answer to funky regulations that in the end don't seem to make much sense.

I need to get my eyes checked. My first reaction to that headline was:

"How the hell do you shave a chicken with an airgun?"

Doesn't SF have a special airborne fowl control department like my local PD has? Shouldn't they have been called on this? It's no wonder he's in trouble!

Not trying to be a thread jacker...but has anyone else noticed the lack of kitty killing material on fark today?

fowl play, indeed

reminds me of the 'zero-tolerance' policy kicking kindergartners out of school for having water pistols
zero-tolerance removes the ability to apply common sense

I got kicked of school when i was 12 for having a .22 shell. Liberalism at work.

He should have stayed home and choked his own chicken.

Hi.

The cop is an overly sensitive tool. Some asshat lodged an anonymous complaint, and regulations require that they investigate it. That is all.

jer2911tx:

Makes perfect sense to me. The kindergarteners richly deserved their suspensions. If it looks like a weapon, it is a weapon. If they showed any tolerance, it wouldn't be a zero-tolerance policy.

gromky, people like you are what make people like me shoot people like you.

I don't understand why this cop is complaining about the investigation. I'm sure he has been participant in subjecting citizens to a number of embarrassing, humiliating, inhumane, and unfair "law" processes. I'm sure he expected arrestees to bend over and take it when he came calling. He just needs to submit.

On top of being a cop, he is was an attorney. He ought to be well educated in the ways of the "law". It's not like anyone actually believes that the justice system treats people fairly and responsibly. Mwahhhahahahah. Why doesn't he just grab his ankles, let it happen, and then write it off as a bad experience. No matter what, he will be better off than the violent, terroristic perpetrators that he has busted for underage tobacco purchases and chewing gum shoplifting. Whiny jackass.

He ought to be thanking his little lucky stars that he was a cop. Had he been a citizen, picking off targets with an air gun, the SFPD would have gotten a shooter to push a steamy, hot .308 round through his brainstem.

Groton

Did you get 'kicked out', or just sent home for the day? And is it really OK for 12-year-olds to run around with live ammunition rounds on their person? Especially at school? I agree that the more liberal factions of our society go overboard with their anti-gun rhetoric, but don't be guilty of the same thing, mmm-kay?

P.S. Interesting (to me, anywaysss) that the first time I read your post, I didn't even notice that the word 'out' was missing, my mind just added it in there.

Groton

"gromky, people like you are what make people like me shoot people like you."

Hmm, now maybe we know why you got 'kicked out of school'.

Clown Chickens stick it to the man.

Somehow I don't think this is the spark the revolution needs.

SFPD has the lowest murder solving percentages of any metropolitan city, but they can nail air gun users pretty damn good.

I'm thinking the cop is a hero for bringing a newspaper reporter to the "interview."

That's some funny shiat.

He should have done what I did when a dog was running through my yard with one of my hens in its mouth. I shot the chicken in the ass, the dog dropped the chicken, and she ran into the henhouse and lived happily ever after.

/shoot the hostage

ChewbaccaJones: "How the hell do you shave a chicken with an airgun?"

Furthermore, since a chicken doesn't have hair, can it be considered shaving?

Was it a Red Rider BB Gun with a compass in the stock?
You'll shoot your eye out kid

What did they expect him to use?

Who gave this the obvious tag? I vote for Dumbass on the citizen who complained.

What a waste of resources for a good deed. Questionable complaints should be stamped and sent to the round file.

Old lady: Officer, can you get my kitty cat out of the tree?
Tackaberry: Sure thing, mam. (draws gun as walks away)
Old Lady: Ohhhhhhhhhh!

he should have used a deep fryer.

A BB falling from a few hundred feet will not kill you. It won't even hurt, as it has a low terminal velocity.

A 9mm slug falling from many hundreds of feet will kill you.

I don't often say this, but go cop!

A story about a chicken written by a chap named:
Van Derbeken

The second "e" is a "long" e as pronounced in the word "cheesy."

I note the oddest details.