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Police miss 6 times with shooting Kangaroo
Nov 24^th, 2018 at 8:47am

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Police officer takes seven shots to 'destroy' injured kangaroo in Whyalla

A South Australian police officer who took seven shots to put down an injured kangaroo has come under attack on social media.

SA Police said the officer was called to Stuart High School in Whyalla on Wednesday, after being contacted by a wildlife rescue group that a kangaroo had a broken leg.

A video of the ordeal was posted on Facebook by Rob Oswald, which on Thursday morning had been viewed almost 440,000 times and shared more than 6,000 times.

In the video, a police officer can be seen taking seven shots at a kangaroo just a few metres away, with the animal seemingly slow to react to the bullets and trying to stay on its feet.

In a statement to the ABC, SA Police confirmed a number of attempts were made by the officer to "destroy" the kangaroo, but some animals could be more resilient than others.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-22/police-officer-takes-seven-shots-to-kill-...

This cop was standing 10 feet away and missed 6 times, the video shows dirt being kicked up after shots were fired.

Perhaps our police need more range time to improve their accuracy

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Captain Caveman Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6211 Gender:	Re: Police miss 6 times with shooting Kangaroo Reply #1 - Nov 24^th, 2018 at 9:19am Wrong tool for the job. Shouldn't have used a cop.... Seriously though, a 9mm glock is not going to do the job unless you put one right in the top of the head close up. Standing 5m away taking pot shots is....well...what you see. Pistols are shyte for accuracy. 222 or 243, job done.
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Laugh till you cry Gold Member Offline Posts: 16620 In your happy place Gender:	Re: Police miss 6 times with shooting Kangaroo Reply #2 - Nov 24^th, 2018 at 12:34pm Muslims are turning kangaroos into servants of Allah. This kangaroo earned its 90 virgins by not being easy to kill.
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Fuzzball Gold Member Offline Posts: 6381 Australia Gender:	Re: Police miss 6 times with shooting Kangaroo Reply #3 - Nov 24^th, 2018 at 12:47pm Laugh till you cry wrote on Nov 24^th, 2018 at 12:34pm: Muslims are turning kangaroos into servants of Allah. This kangaroo earned its 90 virgins by not being easy to kill. Pity you weren't stood in front of him, he'd have nailed you with the first fvvken shot....a/hole......
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miketrees Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6490 Gender:	Re: Police miss 6 times with shooting Kangaroo Reply #4 - Nov 24^th, 2018 at 1:12pm Yes that would not have been easy, still better than a shovel to the head which is what I did last time.
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rhino Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 17179 Gender:	Re: Police miss 6 times with shooting Kangaroo Reply #5 - Nov 24^th, 2018 at 1:48pm miketrees wrote on Nov 24^th, 2018 at 1:12pm: Yes that would not have been easy, still better than a shovel to the head which is what I did last time. yeah, me too.
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Re: Police miss 6 times with shooting Kangaroo
Reply #6 - Nov 24^th, 2018 at 4:17pm

Baronvonrort wrote on Nov 24^th, 2018 at 8:47am:

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Police officer takes seven shots to 'destroy' injured kangaroo in Whyalla

A South Australian police officer who took seven shots to put down an injured kangaroo has come under attack on social media.

SA Police said the officer was called to Stuart High School in Whyalla on Wednesday, after being contacted by a wildlife rescue group that a kangaroo had a broken leg.

A video of the ordeal was posted on Facebook by Rob Oswald, which on Thursday morning had been viewed almost 440,000 times and shared more than 6,000 times.

In the video, a police officer can be seen taking seven shots at a kangaroo just a few metres away, with the animal seemingly slow to react to the bullets and trying to stay on its feet.

In a statement to the ABC, SA Police confirmed a number of attempts were made by the officer to "destroy" the kangaroo, but some animals could be more resilient than others.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-22/police-officer-takes-seven-shots-to-kill-...

This cop was standing 10 feet away and missed 6 times, the video shows dirt being kicked up after shots were fired.

Perhaps our police need more range time to improve their accuracy

awful story... my son in law ex NSW police killed quite a few injured roos.. during the course of his job....always with his service gun......he never did get used to it... perhaps this cop was a young guy, just because your a cop doesnt make you want to kill things...

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Sir Spot of Borg Gold Member Offline WE ARE BORG Posts: 26499 Australia	Re: Police miss 6 times with shooting Kangaroo Reply #7 - Nov 25^th, 2018 at 8:30am He didnt miss - the kangaroo just wouldnt go down Spot
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cods Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 88048	Re: Police miss 6 times with shooting Kangaroo Reply #8 - Nov 25^th, 2018 at 8:55am it isnt something I would like to do thats for sure.. those big brown eyes looking at you......nup I couldnt do it!
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 48833 At my desk.	Re: Police miss 6 times with shooting Kangaroo Reply #9 - Nov 25^th, 2018 at 11:35am I once saw a roo get hit by an oncoming ute with a metal bullbar at 100km/h. It went spinning through the air and landed off to the side of the road. I looked back in the rear view mirror and it was back on its feet.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 24574 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Police miss 6 times with shooting Kangaroo Reply #10 - Nov 25^th, 2018 at 12:07pm I know that pistols, having fired one, are not easy to aim for a target more than 10 metres away. However, if you are within 5 metres, you should be able to shoot dead a kangaroo through its head.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 24574 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Police miss 6 times with shooting Kangaroo Reply #11 - Nov 25^th, 2018 at 12:10pm freediver wrote on Nov 25^th, 2018 at 11:35am: I once saw a roo get hit by an oncoming ute with a metal bullbar at 100km/h. It went spinning through the air and landed off to the side of the road. I looked back in the rear view mirror and it was back on its feet.
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Reply #12 - Nov 25^th, 2018 at 5:53pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Nov 25^th, 2018 at 12:10pm:

freediver wrote on Nov 25^th, 2018 at 11:35am:

I once saw a roo get hit by an oncoming ute with a metal bullbar at 100km/h. It went spinning through the air and landed off to the side of the road. I looked back in the rear view mirror and it was back on its feet.

Quite a bit of artistic licence in that scene

I have seen good heavy bull bars bent by roos
And never seen a windscreen survive a roo strike.

I have seen a fully loaded truck virtually destroyed on my way to emerald by a pack of pigs that wandered onto the road
Lots of pig everywhere, but one disabled truck.

And wombats are like hitting rocks
I destroyed a tie rod hitting one of those buggars out near Wollumbi a few years back.

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Term Dog Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1727 Gender:	Re: Police miss 6 times with shooting Kangaroo Reply #13 - Nov 25^th, 2018 at 6:03pm Roos have weak hearts and die pretty easy from trauma.
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Valkie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16131 Central Coast Gender:	Re: Police miss 6 times with shooting Kangaroo Reply #14 - Nov 25^th, 2018 at 6:08pm Term Dog wrote on Nov 25^th, 2018 at 6:03pm: Roos have weak hearts and die pretty easy from trauma. And a 303 to the head at 100 yards
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