Cheney completely cleared in hunting accident (Media still trys to spin event.)

[george78]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/02/14/cheney/

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (CNN) -- Authorities have cleared Vice President Dick Cheney of wrongdoing in the Texas shooting of a hunting companion.

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Bias.

 

[imind]

where is the bias? who is trying to blame cheney for this?

regardless of this being a simple 'hunting accident' it is still news that our vice president has shot someone, accidentally or otherwise.

btw, the victims condition is steadily worsening.

 

[shye]

thats the media for you

 

[simplicity]

Apparently the lawyer somehow had a pellet in his heart which caused a heart attack. I don't know if the article I read contains accurate information.

To my knowledge such a scenario would not be possible unless the lawyer was shot in the chest at very close range with the barrel pointing right at his chest cavity. I'm not sure if this can be described as an accident. The storyline seems to be thickening.

 

[george78]

where is the bias?

The media ignoring democrat incidents and hounding Cheney.

who is trying to blame cheney for this?

The media.

regardless of this being a simple 'hunting accident' it is still news that our vice president has shot someone, accidentally or otherwise.

Kinda like Hillary running over a policeman then not stopping?

 

[george78]

To my knowledge such a scenario would not be possible unless the lawyer was shot in the chest at very close range with the barrel pointing right at his chest cavity. I'm not sure if this can be described as an accident. The storyline seems to be thickening.

Your knowledge is wrong. There was an incident were a pellet from a BB gun ricoceted off a target and entered just under the skin into a vein of the person shooting it. The pellet was then carried into the heart and a heart attack occured.

 

[Ave Maria]

Well I am definitely glad that Cheney was cleared of wrong doing. I never suspected wrong doing on his part anyway.

 

[shye]

Well I am definitely glad that Cheney was cleared of wrong doing. I never suspected wrong doing on his part anyway.

lol i dont trust that guy at all. I am not surprized with this

 

[Sabina41]

I would agree that Cheney didn't do anything wrong....but that doesn't make him look any less ridiculous.

 

[imind]

Kinda like Hillary running over a policeman then not stopping?

your perpetuating this lie will not make it true. she was only a passenger in the car.


funny how some christians have no problem with stretching the truth.

 

[awesome liver]

your perpetuating this lie will not make it true. she was only a passenger in the car.


funny how some christians have no problem with stretching the truth.

i doubt he's gonna respond to your post so you might as well delete it. even if it is the truth.

of course this should be covered. what's being covered more extensively is why the veep's office kept the story for half a day when it should have gone out immediately and why the sheriff's office wasn't allowed access till the next day to question him. also, the victim was shot at a distance of 30 yds which is more than sufficient to hurt somebody. cheney would basically had to have been aiming in his general direction since he was using a scattershot.

 

[Quantos]

i doubt he's gonna respond to your post so you might as well delete it. even if it is the truth.

of course this should be covered. what's being covered more extensively is why the veep's office kept the story for half a day when it should have gone out immediately and why the sheriff's office wasn't allowed access till the next day to question him. also, the victim was shot at a distance of 30 yds which is more than sufficient to hurt somebody. cheney would basically had to have been aiming in his general direction since he was using a scattershot.

1) There is no law requiring informing the media of Anything.
2) In Texas, you don't have to report hunting accidents, Unless there is a death.*

*No link, reported on KGO

 

[HunterJon]

also, the victim was shot at a distance of 30 yds which is more than sufficient to hurt somebody.

True, and here is an interesting VIDEO about just that

cheney would basically had to have been aiming in his general direction since he was using a scattershot.

This really depends on the choke (bore constriction at the end of the barrel) of the gun. If Cheney was shooting a cylinder choke all he would have to do is point the gun in the general direction. If he was shooting a full choke he would pretty much have to be aimed directly at the guy. And because we don't know this information, we can't draw judgement quite yet.

 

[Quantos]

Interisting report on hunter accidents in Texas

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_rp_k0700_1124_2004.pdf

 

[blueapplepaste]

What would happen if the man didn't make it? Would that be involuntary manslaughter?

*note* in no way do I hope the man doesn't make it or anything of the such. This is just a question of curiosity and I hope that the man makes a full recovery.

 

[KinderBee]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]It was reported on the noon news here in today that Cheney was indeed hunting WITHOUT a quail hunter's license. He was apparently given a "stern warning" from the hunting and gaming commission (or whatever it is called).

If it'd been a "regular" person hunting w/o a license...and SHOT a member of their hunting party, I'm sure something MORE would have happened to said person.[/FONT]

 

[HunterJon]

Kinderbee,

When I was watching the news the Texas Wildlife & Fisheries guy, said that he did have a hunting license. He just didn't have the $7 upland game hunting stamp. The wildlife guy also said that the stamp is new this year and that there is usually an unwritten rule that violators of brand new laws just get a verbal warning. He actually said Cheney was the first one to get the written warning for breaking this law. Nothing sinister at work here, he pretty much got the same treatment everyone else gets if they are caught breaking this law.

 

[jasperbound]

your perpetuating this lie will not make it true. she was only a passenger in the car.


funny how some christians have no problem with stretching the truth.

Does that matter? If people are partisan enough to turn this hunting accident into some conspiracy assassination attempt despite the fact that not even the man shot suggests it was, then clearly facts don't matter at all.
Now I'm sure what some will say. "What does the man shot have to do with any of this?" Indeed, truthiness is embraced by both the left and the right, Christian and atheist.

 

[PastorMikeJ]

and your point is???? this happened in Texas...if it happened here he would have lost his weapon and liecense for a year...

and now the poor guy is suffering heart trouble...nice going vp!!!

 

[jasperbound]

and your point is???? this happened in Texas...if it happened here he would have lost his weapon and liecense for a year...

Yet another reason to dissolve the federation and have only one government, eh?