"P-NUT the Squirrel" Warrant reaches Supreme Court

[@AngryCops]

Go to tryfum.com/ANGRYCOPS or scan the QR code and use code ANGRYCOPS to grab the BFCM offer!

[@joshsegg2814]

I pray every day that all policeman are as good as you!

[@A10egress]

that's a shirt: "DEC, Squirrel & Raccoon MERC Squad"!

[@jamesfrey6136]

26:02 reading the highlighted text "3 uniformed" +"3 DEC" employees + "several plain clothes" if they said this wasn't raid of 10 to 12 why didn't they list how many plain clothes they were? So far there's 6 confirmed people leaving 4 to 6 people that might have been there which sound like several people. I guess the DEC doesn't know how to count either. 😂

[@billlowery1658]

I cant imagine the guys they actually got to kick in the door. Villains... They should have refused that order.

[@billyresler8846]

Fair enough

[@em23]

1992: ruby ridge 2024 : nutty ridge

[@Xylospring]

Pnut: IIII'm a Cowboy, On a wild horse I riiiide, I'm wanted, wanteddd, Dead-

[@adragontattoo]

But where is lon horiuchi and was he involved?

[@irondog068]

Seems like the ATF was involved. They love killing animals

[@phl_knives]

Had this not been NY. It might have been.

[@1DwtEaUn]

@@adragontattoo being there were not any public reports of children being killed, I would guess Lon was not involved.

[@crocadillius6418]

“Remember, if anyone says ‘the government would never do that’ yes they would.”

[@trikstari7687]

Anyone who trusts the government, should not be trusted.

[@ALEXANDER1318]

But I am from the government, and I am here to help.

[@Castitalus]

"Give up your guns, the government would never take advantage!"

[@jamesbrown9736]

You damn right it would!! Not a huge leap to believe that any citizen would have their door kicked in.

[@bennyrashasha9920]

Oh, so I am getting deported. Greeeeat.

[@wolfreignn]

I'm offended. He wasn't an "illegally housed squirrel" he was an undocumented squirrel.

[@davecrupel2817]

HOOOOOOoooohhhhh the iiiironyyyy

[@viktoreisfeld9470]

I couldn't figure out why AngryCops was so upset... then I realized who "HangryDrops" that was always commenting on Mark's OnlyFans was.

[@OkieDokieSmokie]

Well, he was a legally housed squirrel who lived at the licensed animal sanctuary named after him…

[@Steve-ev6vx]

​@@OkieDokieSmokiethe guy didn't actually have a license for the sanctuary, or at least I think he was still applying for it.

[@nintendogeek138]

Undocumented squirrel refuge

[@dustinfrey3067]

This is the with how warrants are granted and executed. You have government agencies who are presenting possibly misleading, incomplete, or even false "evidence" to a court without the ability for the defendant to respond. It becomes especially problematic in situations like this where the damage from the process of the warrant can't be undone, and Mark had no ability to defend himself or correct any error made unintentionally. I mean, do we we really need warrants like this in situations where violent crime or major felonies aren't involved?

[@teebob21]

"Do we really need constitutional protections of our rights when it isn't a felony?" Are you serious, man? Do you even know what a warrant is?

[@jastiksk8crw]

@@dustinfrey3067 hell to the naw. Blue falcons are among us

[@mtnentertainment3454]

@@teebob21 he's not saying we don't need warrants, he's saying the way the warrants work today are actively infringing on constitutional rights. The statement was not "do we need warrants when its not a felony", its "do we need warrants *LIKE THIS* when its not a felony". "Like this" referring to warrants granted with no due process or ability to challenge before they are executed.

[@teebob21]

@mtnentertainment3454 You don't even know what a warrant is. (Hint: the warrant isn't the problem in this case. The warrant is the permission slip granted by the courts for police to be on private property and carry out a court order.)

[@dustinfrey3067]

@teebob21 In this situation, the warrant was the permission slip to kidnap and kill a pet squirrel, and Mark had no due process to defend himself to the accusations made in the affidavit. I think you completely misunderstood what I was saying. Oftentimes, in cases like this, the results of serving the search warrant are irreversible and punishment in and of themselves, without redress.

[@nothanks3236]

95% of the time, a "license" is just another name for a tax.

[@jastrapper190]

97.3% of the time a “tax” is just code for “infringements” on our Rights.

[@Rekhan4242]

NYC loves that if Louis Rossman is any evidence.

[@mghegotagun]

Or state-backed monopolization, and gatekeeping of the market on behalf of corporations depending on the license.

[@charleshetrick3152]

*100%* of the time. If you wanna be a doctor your diploma should be all you need. You shouldn’t then also have to beg permission from the government. Your insurance company or the hospital’s insurance company can then otherwise handle the rest. If you wanna be a doctor and don’t wanna go to school, that’s fine too that when laws would take some effect. You simply have to inform your clients. Also obviously no insurance company would cover you so you’d be outa business darn quick or not all as the state could require persons practicing medics obtain insurance.

[@1337penguinman]

Yeah, my car's "license" plate.

[@whiskey_tango_foxtrot__]

Government would never do this!!! Waco and Ruby Ridge enters the chat.

[@ahelpinghound2009]

Let's not forget the Giant Ram who was Executed...because "Only OUR Crispr Science is allowed"

[@trailblazer632]

Or the numerous dogs killed by the atf

[@Texasplit]

@@trailblazer632 rip to all the gud bois. They serve us with loyalty like few men these days do.

[@guyfawkes4454]

Oklahoma city bomber as well. Its the same damn people in charge for these historical events as the people in charge today. Clintons, Schumer, Biden, Polosi, Feinstein (may she continue cooking in hell) etc.

[@FUnzzies1]

Both of which are terrible examples.

[@n3r0wolfe]

"he was being housed illegally" -dems not realizing the irony

[@jastrapper190]

Democrats trying to figure out the correlation… as they build a GIGANTIC WALL around the VP’s Home in DC… 🤔

[@snintendog]

He was in fact being housed Legally..... Exactly what the dems want to happen to us.

[@ContentEnjoyer-gm3ky]

Double standards man.

[@Jay-mv7xv]

NO SQUIRRELS ARE ILLEGAL! Hmm, I mean immigrant. 😂

[@rogerrussell9544]

They didn't have a problem with him until he was photographed with a maga hat.

[@firestream93]

Yeah. Because I REALLY want to see how they obtained a warrant. I seriously doubt an accusation on the part of some "concerned citizen" is enough probable cause for a warrant. Everyone involved in this false raid should be prosecuted.

[@GodwynDi]

@firestream93 Police know how to use social media. Call in says this person has a squirrel, on Instagram. Easy check for police. That is far beyond the standard necessary for probable cause.

[@mibik279]

Imagine letting a criminal go for attempted murder or having a gun illegally. Yet if they have a squirrel the state thinks you are a threat and need to raid you.

[@calvanoni5443]

All Criminal have Squirrels!

[@katana258]

new york state

[@teebob21]

That's (D)ifferent. Murderers don't potentially spread rabies.

[@calvanoni5443]

@@teebob21 Yes it's different, the threat of rabies was almost non existent, & observation of the animals for @2 weeks is all that's needed.

[@PotatoWithALaptop]

@@teebob21 there has never been a single recording of squirrels transferring rabies to a human in fact that is a bullshit excuse considering he’s had that squirrel for 7 years in a safe environment away from any animals that may have rabies. Your argument is not only invalid it’s factually impossible.

[@patriotcountry4716]

It wasn't the paperwork. It was the fact he hadn't paid thousands of dollars to the state oligarchs for the freedom to help animals

[@maryjane4432]

That’s exactly it! They didn’t pay their “fee/tax” to the elite to hold them off

[@dramspringfeald]

No, it's because P-Nut wore a Trump hat.

[@dahorseman2654]

lol DIDNT TAKE LONG FOR HIS TAX ID/ein info. He literally put in no information aside from the initial filing to get a number to associate with the donations. LOL If you judge by the animals he reports to care for he should be spending at least 500k a year in just feed/vet/general care. He doesn't bother to even list a single worker, nor a single line of finances since it was opened. I listed myself, and another in my initial filing as workers. Also listed the financial info we had initially as well. This guy is grabbing all the money while the getting is good, and will vanish after he has milked it dry.

[@IFBBProYeo]

​​@@dahorseman2654 even if he wasn't putting the money into his own animals, he could have been donating funds to other animals, but none of that in the slightest justifies the quick dispatch of the animals themselves. Even if the couple were straight up greedy, respect the hustle, That's miles away from a reason to kill both animals.

[@Temuldjin]

How would the 300+ animals there still be alive if they aren't being fed? ​@@dahorseman2654

[@supremegodemperorpalpatine4872]

New York is overrun with criminal gangs, but instead of dealing with them, the NY government sends a SWAT team after someone with a pet squirrel. Priorities?

[@johnpatz8395]

Do you expect a democrat controlled state to fight actual crime? Are you drunk?

[@markfreeman4727]

@@johnpatz8395 this would be the same regardless of who you vote for. neither side is interested in actually doing there jobs

[@quillclock]

to be fair the Department of Environmental Conservation doesn't usually go after gang members.

[@remydirt3158]

@@quillclock nah instead they tear apart a mans home for an fing squirrel

[@rogusmith2630]

NYC police hire felons, gang members, illegals,

[@luciussvartwulf6630]

apparently Mark did fill out the paperwork for the sanctuary, had the papers to own P'nut for years, and was in the process of getting the "Educational animal" cert. and given how lazy the NY government is, 9 months is not a long time to get everything done. So even if he had done all the paperwork, they'd still have it lying around waiting to be "process."

[@nightmare4976]

.......yep......welcome to new York where most of us don't give a shit for a reason

[@dkakito]

The FBI released an update, claiming a slightly retarded moose escaped the scene. The tip was determined to be mad by one Natasha, and one Boris.

[@jastrapper190]

One Coupmalla, and one Biden* Easily identified because one was non stop cackling… and the other kept saying he needed an adult diaper change.

[@Gozokukolat]

Under the direction of "Fearless Leader"... whom has yet to be identified. (Though some claim him to look like Robert De Niro)

[@thomasohanlon1060]

@@Gozokukolat the “Fearless Leader” was the infamous Mojo JoJo.

[@skinwalker69420]

ROCKY NO

[@charleshetrick3152]

You mean the alumnus of Whatsamatta U?

[@KateElizabeth-he1xr]

NYS DEC wrote our FIRE COMPANY secretary a ticket for burning in a burn barrel ON FIRE COMPANY PROPERTY. Town judge was fucking floored.

[@spartanhawk7637]

I hope to god his court order read something along the lines of “this is why we can’t have nice things, get out.”

[@shmodzilla]

Because of the DEC our firefighters arent even allowed to use the live "fire" training house in our town anymore. My hometown has one of the largest training facilities in the state, people from the whole state come here to train and so now the first time a rookie gets to fight an actual fire is when your house is burning down.

[@PEWTARDS]

@@shmodzilla oh. Thats not worrying at all…

[@Sturmischer]

More reasons for the NY DEC to be disbanded

[@mr-x7689]

@@shmodzilla well that dosent sound like that's gonna put a significant amount of people's lifes in to extreme and un-nessesary risk.

[@thelostsolider903]

Yeah government overreach has gotten ridiculous

[@TheMandaloreFett]

2A exists for a reason. Stay strapped.

[@BigElk-h5q]

@@TheMandaloreFett or get clapped

[@Thranotheoneandonly]

comes down to "justifying" and making sure they spend all their money so they dont lose any and get more next budget meeting

[@bachtomin213]

Apparently pet Squirrels need to wear a yellow star in the state of New York for when the Gestapo come searching

[@thelostsolider903]

@@TheMandaloreFett I’m just trying to figure out why the department of land conservation has a fast team?

[@bachtomin213]

They ripped his entire house apart looking for a pet Squirrel and Raccoon. Overreach?.

[@Rotorhead1651]

Li'l bit

[@jennifermorley9836]

I have a weird feeling that the officials where lying.

[@raymarshall6721]

The ripped it apart after getting them too. Because who doesn't hide a squirrel BEHIND a bathroom drawer... Which they completely removed

[@saybrowt]

Something about the 4th amandement

[@gofasturnleft01]

Trashing the place is punishment for not respecting their authority

[@garyng5662]

Can’t possess… yet I have an a-hole raccoon hissing at me and my kids under my deck COMPLETELY unafraid of humans and my local government said I can’t trap and relocate it… also not allowed to shoot it. Future me knows: just report that my neighbors are harassing my pet raccoon. Problem solved.

[@Silver_wind_1987_]

Lmao 🤣 I'd just make him a little food house and name him Oscar the grouch 😂

[@Voodoofoxx]

Contact a local wildlife rehabber, they can help you. ❤

[@diviningrod2671]

High powered air pew pews are a thing

[@samuraidriver4x4]

Doubt they would even come out if you said it's foaming at the mouth and you think it has rabies. They don't want a pr nightmare 😂

[@GoonyMclinux]

​@@samuraidriver4x4 call them on video reporting a rabid racoon and then post it on facecrook when they don't come. 😂

[@treetalk1266]

Cut 80% of government jobs and restrictions! It's a start.

[@HighmageDerin]

Elon and Vic are working on it :)

[@lillibitjohnson7293]

Yup. They promised to give cops unlimited power with absolute immunity. It’s gonna be wild yeehaw

[@jonathansiegel6386]

​@lillibitjohnson7293 you full of shit and gaslighting asshole.

[@adriannaconnor6471]

Texas does this. My friend bought a row house in Texas that had just been built. Shortly after they moved in, the foundation cracked under several of the houses. The builders said that if they had to fix it, they would go bankrupt. When the homeowners went to sue the builders to fix the foundation, they found out that the builders lied about having insurance that would cover such things. Now how were these builders able to lie? The government office that was supposed to verify that builders had the proper insurance wasn't funded, so many of the builders in that county simply lied about having insurance because it was cheaper. My friend ended up loosing $70,000 because of those foundation issues.

[@HighmageDerin]

@@adriannaconnor6471 As a concrete truck driver I can tell you exactly why the concrete foundations failed. They forced their drivers to add way too much water to the mixes. I see it all the time

[@agpc0529]

This event made me vote red in NYC for the first time in my life

[@whisperingpinup3585]

New York: "It was just a squirrel." Keanu: "It wasn't just a squirrel... it was Peanut." New York: "Oh." (sound of AK-50 charging)

[@galenicalhoover6508]

I can't wait for the first action film hero that references P-nut. It's just a matter of time....

[@nonyabidness6492]

Cringe Brandon simp

[@thevalorousdong7675]

​@@nonyabidness6492 ohh boy, you'll be real mad when he gets in office

[@nonyabidness6492]

@@thevalorousdong7675 why would I? He lost the Election here in Texas, now he's trying to get you 🤡s to get him into power somewhere else. He's not going to be put into office, sorry to bust your balloon.

[@Jessesgirl0307]

​@@thevalorousdong7675Brandon was Biden. 😂 not Trump 😂

[@yummyherbicide7296]

somehow native animals can be "illegal" but illegals are given preferential treatment over citizens in new york

[@snakerstran9101]

According to the commies, there is no such thing as illegals

[@diviningrod2671]

And debt cards

[@bigmyke2008]

Difference being peanut was a net gain for society.

[@silentknights5796]

You can't keep a native animal but you are allowed to have all the Invasives that you want, like cats, dogs, pythons, etc.

[@mushyroom9569]

@@silentknights5796 Dogs are debatable

[@richrichricherd]

I live in Chemung County. The sheriffs office got so many calls that they had to make a public statement that they had nothing to do with the raid.

[@mittenjumpstrings]

Hope that means the department actually responsible is getting no peace

[@michaelsolomon3496]

Oh wow

[@Spankys-place]

Well, they should have been involved in the raid. Bringing in Local Law enforcement should have been a requirement. Common sense might have prevailed. I have no faith in the NYDEC or their dept of health. I can't wait to see the hundred of millions or billions in the law suits coming to the NY State.

[@alexanderleslie4226]

@@richrichricherd They should all resign!!!

[@elans.8595]

@@michaelsolomon3496 "Is your helmet on too tight sir?"

[@akulkis]

The most important factor here is that there was ZERO percent chance that Peanut or the racoon had rabies, for the simple fact that they had been indoors, under care, without contact with other wildlife, for so long, that IF either one of them had rabies, one or both of them would have died long ago.

[@dagoelius]

and PETA has been crickets through the whole fiasco.

[@TiesOfZip]

Oh that’s a good point

[@shaderasbora1033]

They don’t like anyone having “pets”, they euthanize more animals in their shelters than any other group of shelters.

[@rodgemic]

They can't really call out New York for killing stolen animals when they do the same thing

[@Stevarooni]

PETA has conniptions over any animal-human interaction.

[@BardielBrinstar]

@@dagoelius they would have killed Peanut too if they got to him first.

[@SnyperMK2000JclL]

What kills me and really pisses me off about this whole thing is that it all started with a WOMEN IN ANOTHER STATE ACROSS THE COUNTRY! why are NY judges and agencies listening to some broad NOT INVOLVED WHAT SO EVER from a different state... why didn't they go TALK to the owner first before treating this like a terrorist tip...

[@smoothlyamusing1502]

Exactly swatting like this should be illegal

[@travis9666]

That would have required common sense. Don't forget this is New York and common sense in government is totally lacking.

[@LarsLarsen77]

Because the police exist to oppress you.

[@thegrey8643]

They (gov entities) have almost infinite money, a massive power trip bordering on egomania, are usually psychopathic personality types, and when psychopaths get bored they cut their teeth on the man animals in the petting zoo because tears taste so so good. Also, they have absolutely ZERO consequences for mistakes and malicious acts they chalk up to "mistakes"

[@patrickancona1193]

Because it was a maga squirrel & the commi…. I mean democrat chick in the other state is a typical democrat, the left is actively celebrating this

[@Hammer1987]

*Weeks ago* Me: _"People don't hate the government enough."_ DEC: _"Well, let's see if we can't do anything about that."_

[@davidgoodnow269]

Dan Bongino was always asking, "Is it bad enough yet? Do enough people get it?" I haven't heard him ask that for about two weeks.

[@philipmitchener28]

No need to ask the question after people got it.

[@littleaqua32]

Nah, now we hate the DEC a lot more

[@outtolunch2834]

@@littleaqua32 DEC is an innocent rainbow colored pixie compared to the evil of far more powerful three letter agencies.

[@AkodoNoEyes]

For Peanut For Fred F*** the GOVERNMENT

[@9ZERO6]

No. F*** the New York State government. Be specific.

[@ian08520]

the triple F FFF

[@maskedrebel9670]

I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF THE GOVERNMENT

[@donaldhart2310]

Donald J Trump is about to take a giant shit on the government. "You're all fired"

[@nocturnalrecluse1216]

The thing about rabies is that the virus can lay dormant for months within the infected, and it wasn't until the raccoon showed up that the DEC decided to take action. So, in contrast to the situation, it was poor Fred that sealed both of their fates.

[@CGR89]

I’m just glad the DEC arrested all the poachers, dangerous exotic animal sellers, and environmental polluters before they went after a squirrel living peacefully.

[@LarsLarsen77]

I'm glad angrycops arrested all the third world migrants instead of dismantling a 6 year old's lemonade stand. Oh wait...

[@ninjamasterbuilder8675]

Are you from another universe?

[@Salty_Balls]

​@@ninjamasterbuilder8675are you from another universe where sarcasm doesn't exist?

[@willyb7353]

US government agencies not being a racket and scam artists, generally awful people challenge impossible... Do you know what else harms the health of the public? Illegal immigrants! Do they care about that??? No, they're busy murdering innocent animals.

[@masonmax1000]

@@Salty_Balls he must be bc i got it right away LOL

[@A_Random_Death_KorpOfKriegsman]

"ZE SQUIRRELS ARE IN ZE ATTIC!" -NY DEC. Fucking unreal.

[@maxwellmortimermontoure7274]

Absolutely how it went down.

[@ryantannar5301]

considering Anne Frank was ratted out by a nosy neighbor even this just has way too many parallels. I definitely wouldnt want to request someone do a spoof movie based on this premise. nope, that would be in poor taste and no matter how hilarious I definitely wouldn't watch it or anything

[@barkybite5143]

​@@ryantannar5301unfortunately, as history has been repeating itself in the past decades, it's most likely going to happen again and right under our noses guised as "for their own good" legal gibberish... Look at what happened with covid

[@ColonelSandersLite]

Hell... Even SS-Standartenführer Hans Landa had a soft spot for squirrels.

[@heathclark318]

You have an undocumented squirrel? NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN

[@limejeeper2445]

The kind of stuff that shows this country needs a change, back to freedom

[@Sargaxiist2022]

The fact people don't realize that they raided his house over something where the punishment according to the law is a FINE. It's like getting your door kicked in for a parking ticket. The NY DEC should be dissolved. Total waste of taxpayer money

[@BigglesD]

Dude, when I was a kid the NY DEC threatened to penalize or fine me, at the time, a 12/13 year old, for building a stone walking bridge, with gaps(!!) across a "trout migration stream." This was 20 years ago. Considered them a joke ever since.

[@Justadonkey]

​@@BigglesDmy former stepmother worked at a very similar agency regulating animals and was beyond insufferable. Had an axe to grind with the entire world

[@blameyourmamma]

People ABSOLUTELY realize it. Trust me, you're not the only one who gets it, friend.

[@TheOnlyJoshH]

@@BigglesDlol did you learn to not mess with public waterways? Thats a big no no…regardless of how much fun it is lol

[@Dave19812506]

Comming to a democrat commie city near you.

[@katmadison7607]

It's my understanding that he had the paperwork filed, approved, and it just hadn't been sent back to him yet. The cops literally could have looked up the licensing..

[@wolfknight1768]

And most conservation agencies wonder why the hell we don’t like them.

[@floatingaround22]

Awww is little wolfy sad that we have rules? awww what a poor little snowflake.

[@wolfknight1768]

@ my guy how am I a snowflake. I know there are needs for some rules but I’ve seen a lot of times where conservation departments overreach or do something stupid because they don’t stop to think. Remember the boa in Florida, that was killed by mistake by incompetent officers and had over a hundred thousand dollars worth of babies inside.

[@smoketinytom]

@@floatingaround22How’s that it taste down there? Knees sore yet, you enjoying the leather boots afterwards?

[@jasziegl8983]

​@@floatingaround22conservation agencies didnt conserve peanut the squirrel. They do the opposite of conserve.

[@LyneaSilver]

@@floatingaround22 You either didn't watch the video or you clearly have no understanding how the "rules" are completely unnecessary and are bullshit. Our country isn't Kindergarten needing to be policed by hall monitors.

[@davinci3259]

I think the conversation went more like "Hey this guy with a squirrel is bringing joy to people, this must be stopped".

[@jjtanton]

There’s a special place in hell for these people.

[@perrottarober]

Yes and for the owner as well who chose to ignore the laws and house a wild animal without the proper licensure. He had it for years and had plenty of time to pursue the certifications and license necessary to have the squirrel. Although it was perfectly healthy and could have and should have been properly released. Instead he chose social media clout and the innocent squirrel paid the price. Dudes a scuz bucket.

[@kyleh3615]

​​@@perrottarober splish splash, you're opinion is trash

[@derigel7662]

​@@perrottarober can we please ratio this guy. Bootlicker alert. I bet you use the chair in the corner of the motel...is his name Tyrone?

[@m_d1905]

​@@perrottarober He did release the squirrel once, but it FREELY came back to him. The dude didn't make any secrets about keeping it. He posted it all over the internet for YEARS, FFS. He was apparently trying to put together a rehab center. Doorknob.

[@tacticalsandwich9149]

Oh you mean liberals? Ya, I afree.

[@geoffreywood5808]

He had 99% of the licensing, and was waiting for the state to complete the last paperwork.

[@rhyleymaster]

That's New York in a nutshell. The bureaucracy is so bad. Look at how long it takes to get a construction permit. Or, look at Louis Rossman and his lien situation... The whole state is fucked.

[@rushthezeppelin]

@@rhyleymaster oh my goodness Louis is still fighting that? Haven't followed him in a while......

[@d3adlyz3bra]

No he didnt. The licensing he had was for DOMESTIC ANIMALS. The squirrel and the raccoon are WILD ANIMALS. They are not allowed to rescue wild animals

[@d3adlyz3bra]

@@rhyleymaster also its incorrect. they were getting licensed for domestic animals. wouldnt protect the squirrel

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

@@d3adlyz3bra it’s always the furry or the anime pfp with the terrible takes

[@GregEyre-d1k]

In Queensland Australia we have the national parks and wildlife service which is a government department and unfortunately public funded, they are like the Gestapo in their dealings with the general public, if a licensed professional kangaroo shooter gets caught with a animal on his processing vehicle that is half a kilogram under the minimum weight he is threatened with court action and is fined heavily but then they blanket stamp so called mitigation permits for landowners that they never check on, the landholder can use calibers less than the mandated amount with not a single check ever done, if you hit one on the highway and it’s injured it’s your responsibility to so called help the animal but if it’s broken beyond help and you pull out a firearm and euthanase it you are committing a crime under the animal cruelty act and also a firearms offence, so in our country the educated idiots are well represented.

[@hazelhadley-britt6396]

You are the first person to tell the story of the rescue, the release and Peanut returning with a permanent injury which meant he was not able to live in the wild. So many do not mention that.

[@PnP-td1mt]

I’m willing to place a wager on those “threats” being exaggerated or flat out lies. This screams of DEI hires

[@RonTaggart]

While living in NYS, my dog (as a puppy) caught and killed a squirrel before he was old enough to have his rabies shot. I took him to the vet the next day, asking about the possibility of rabies. The vet's response was: squirrels don't generally carry or transmit rabies. They are too small. If they get infected, they usually don't survive the transmission (being bit by a larger animal). The likelihood my dog would get rabies from that was almost zero, but to watch the puppy for a week and see if his behavior changed. The answer wasn't to immediately kill the dog...crazy, right? Makes you wonder why they had to kill the squirrel to see if it had rabies rather than watch them for a time.

[@mykeride]

Yep, the CDC's literature says "People might worry about rabies in animals that don’t often carry the virus, like opossums or squirrels. But these animals hardly ever have rabies." There has not been a single known case of a human contracting rabies from a squirrel in all of recorded history. And as you noted for your puppy, testing the brain is not the only way to test for rabies. Merely holding/watching the animal for 7 days will answer that question without any harm to it.

[@deh6724]

With humans involved, it's a little different. Typically, the animal suspicious of rabies is put in a 10 day quarantine, and the human involved is IMMEDIATELY put into treatment (shots, pills, medical observation etc) just in case. Killing the animal almost never happens, especially when it comes to pets. About none of the things mentioned above happened at all so I call BS on them even being concerned to begin with. They killed them to kill them.

[@zxyatiywariii8]

​@@deh6724True, and also, anyone qualified to confiscate a potentially rabid animal -- like those gestapo who took Pnut and Fred -- are supposed to have had the rabies vaccine themselves. I got the rabies vaccine when I was rescuing and rehabbing wildlife; and never once did I encounter an animal with rabies.

[@grondhero]

Reason #2) Vengeance. Reason #1) For the state to show you who's more powerful.

[@gg-ky6mf]

Exactly. I was bit by a squirrel (NY) and the county health department which is in charge of rabies exposures, said not to worry about it and I would not need rabies vax.

[@PB-tr5ze]

Bureaucrats need to be answerable to the public... 5 to 1 says the report claiming the squirrel was claimed to be released, left out how he told them the animal came back, and was not able to survive in the wild... Or how about the fact they said "several plain clothed" agents were also there... Hmmmm, no number given, but the report says there were 3 clothed agents, and 3 biologists... who wants to take bets there were 4 to 6 plain clothed agents there? And the head of the agency didn't know what was going on? They have "several" agents doing a raid on a well-known target, and she wasn't aware? Either shes a liar or her own department thinks she is so useless, they bypass her. We can't get rid of useless bureaucrats fast enough.

[@samnope7344]

Yup. Several is a minimum of three, so... 3+3+3. Nine. He was forced to allow nine (or more) strangers access to his home because they were on official government business. "B-but they weren't all swat members or anything" Right.

[@Biethir]

and apparently the person that was bit. was wearing 2 sets of gloves and still got bit. sorry but if they were wearing proper set of protective gloves they would only need 1 set and the squirrel would not have been able to bite through it. Squirrels are not exactly known for sharp teeth or strong bite force.

[@KyleDYanak]

Weasel words again. “Protective gloves”. Normal humans think that means gloves to protect against biting. What do you want to bet they were wearing a double-pair of nitrile gloves, you know, the ones that tear when you’re changing the oil on your car? Ask for specifics. I’m sure the biologist was wearing exam gloves. No wonder he bit right through them.

[@fathead8933]

Someone reported them. I think its time to start putting the reporting names in the news.

[@Sarah27H]

That lion skin story makes me even angrier than the squirrel. Someone just woke up and decided to ruin someone's life. Petty abuse of power. Disgusting.

[@MN-Hillbilly]

If you have a worthless government job you have to find something to do every now and then otherwise you job will be eliminated. I had to give end user training for a department of a large city in Minnesota and 14 managers showed up. Only one person was going to use the system and I had already given individual training to them.

[@MonkeyJedi99]

So, no "grandfathering" like NFA firearms?

[@Milspeck9]

I acknowledge that regular people shouldn’t have assault pets like tigers and bears, but why the government gets to inconsistently micromanage what kind pets can people have is insane.

[@teebob21]

Government gets to micromanage that, because people have allowed government overreach to this degree.

[@Zulu55far]

What kind of government idiots ask for a warrant for a squirrel and finds a judge who actually would sign it.

[@andrewenriquez3138]

@@Zulu55far one that has cops who can violate the constitution then claim sovereign immunity because they aren't required to know know the laws they enforce and the tax payer will foot the settlement

[@peterbuckley3877]

@@andrewenriquez3138qualified immunity doesn’t apply if it’s a law that a reasonable person should be aware of, you’d be surprised how many immunity rulings get overturned in the appellate courts.

[@dsdoubleu2u]

It's the same process used to get an indictment or to convince the public to give up their rights. You give as little detail and truth as possible in order to make it appear completely justifiable. There are people that keep illegal wildlife and it has created problems in the past which is the reason for the law. You frame it in that context with *some* evidence and any sensible person would agree.

[@matternst1442]

Make no mistake judges are elected politicians and that little squirrel had a tiny maga hat. This is political violence imo

[@mushyroom9569]

You’re missing the point. The squirrel isn’t the issue, the gratuitous fines are.

[@kenhawkins1033]

I've contacted the New York state DEC several times to ask how much taxpayer funding was expended on this raid and what benefit the general public received in return. Oddly enough, they have not responded.

[@shmodzilla]

File a foia request, anyone can do ot.

[@dangelini1137]

They don't cater to peasants bud.

[@EdA-qh7qr]

Democrates always think thay are above the law and don't have to respond to anyone for what they do

[@aznfoo]

and the lady who ratted them out went into hiding instead of facing the consequences of her actions

[@that1electrician]

Name her so we can shame her

[@braydenleis4735]

Nah it’s not her fault, there will always be Karen’s who complain, but it’s up to the government agencies to be sensible

[@AlphaFoxAdam]

​@@that1electricianyeah...I'll bet he names the wrong individual. The woman that was initially blamed pretty easily showed that it wasn't her after she filed a FOIA request and received the info vindicating her

[@ahelpinghound2009]

Teacher, what's a Motion of Discovery??

[@snintendog]

@@AlphaFoxAdam Nope FOIA names her. Go eat your toilet.

[@williegilligan2661]

People live in N.Y. & don't expect typical New York stuff to happen.... But it always does. RIP P-nut.

[@celestwarrior]

The lady who tipped off the authorities is the same kind of person who would have told on Jewish people in Germany during WW2

[@Rednecknerd_rob9634]

Are your comparing the killing of animals to the Holocaust? Cause if ya are, yikes, what a bad take.

[@diviningrod2671]

Kinda like...George Soros

[@PaulieMcCoy]

I'm gonna go on a limb here and say said lady is a bit nutty and might be envious of Mark & Peanut's social media numbers... 😔

[@peterbuckley3877]

@@Rednecknerd_rob9634nah, she’s comparing the type of people who would snitch on another for their 30 pieces of silver.

[@diviningrod2671]

@@PaulieMcCoy i see what you did there , limb / nutty. Lol nice 👌

[@jastrapper190]

How incompetent and tyrannical and incompetent must our “Government” get before we say enough is enough?

[@jastrapper190]

Did I mention the Govt is INCOMPETENT? BECAUSE… THEY ARE… INCOMPETENT.

[@Rotorhead1651]

My......you certainly do repeat yourself.

[@drummerdgun]

@@Rotorhead1651hey, what a DUUUUUMB comment.

[@patriotcountry4716]

I've been asking that for several years now. Obviously there is NO enough is enough

[@Landoftheignorant]

“Founders would’ve been stacking bodies by now”

[@angryscottishmechanic848]

DEC didn't overlook the pr problem they wanted to flex, so they purposely went after an influencer. The easiest way to gain compliance from everyone is to make an example out of the one everyone is watching.

[@snpr1022]

This is it!

[@BLUEYENKO]

@@angryscottishmechanic848 not a good idea to flex tyranny during an election.

[@BugsISKing]

Do they not know the kinds of people we are??

[@calvanoni5443]

Except this has Backfired!

[@mikealvas]

Compliance? This is the opposite of compliance. You have people finding the officer, judge, accuser name, and where they live. Is this compliance?

[@timberwolfe1645]

Just WAIT for the LAWSUIT!!!! You just KNOW there's MILLIONS in Liability to FUND the SHELTER for 20 years since they MURDERED the MASCOT!!

[@Redawesomeoby]

ATF has got some new competition in the pet murdering game

[@crawdadandtheboilers]

I caught a squirrel when I was 16. Asked a vet if there was a threat of rabies, and they said squirrels will almost never, like 0.01% chance, have rabies because if they come in contact with a rabid animal, it's going to kill a squirrel outright.

[@gamerraider889]

Heard similar from multiple local vets too because my dogs would chase them and occasionally either get them or get bit.

[@sexistspaghettios]

This! Firstly, they're incredibly elusive. Second, they don't tend to survive the attack. Rabid animal or not. Predators just kill and eat them,so there wouldn't be a squirel left to have rabies and as you mentioned, an attack from a rabid animal is going to destroy that things tiny bone structure.

[@muntuku]

The rabies thing about Peanut war COMPLETE BS. There has NEVER been a recorded case of a squirrel transmitting rabies to a human, and it's EXTREMELY rare for a squirrel to even have rabies.

[@bradbowers4414]

And he had the squirrel for 7 years, trained it, lived with it, and made it an internet star. Probably doesn't have rabies. I get he wasn't allowed to have it. But after 7 years, they could've worked something out. They didn't need to jump straight to a raid and decapitation. This is the same liberal government that wants to ban cows because they fart.

[@CrippledMerc]

It lived inside for years under his care. Definitely would’ve been dead by then if it had rabies, same for the coon even though he hadn’t had it for nearly as long.

[@jennifermorley9836]

That's if they even survived the attack.

[@TheRealAaronSmith]

​@@jennifermorley9836squirrels are indeed dangerous. Humans often do not survive attacks by them. (A joke)

[@mrbreck1]

Bit through two pair of gloves, were the gloves made of tissue paper? I want to see the gloves that were bit and the persons wound.

[@mikaelfoster9726]

If this is going to the supreme court, they need to NOT just rule on this case but CHANGE THE DAMN LAW

[@l33t007]

My husband made a massive sign that says "Trash pandas and nut rats are always welcome here! Inmemorium to Fred and Pppeanut

[@repenney]

A fine man with a heart.

[@lewiswhite95]

Cool Dude.😎

[@Anthony-vq1wn]

The state of New York makes sure nothing good can exist there.

[@tek512]

Skulls for the skull throne, nuts for the nut god.

[@mcmogg_incmogg2080]

That would remind the pos government of PDFs that they aren’t in charge

[@jakubgrzybek6181]

thousand psykers for golden throne

[@Groudon22759]

Should release the names of who signed it.

[@EdA-qh7qr]

Judge richard w rich he is a democrate and a family court judge not a criminal judge

[@David-nv6wv]

They made up there minds BEFORE they executed the warrant. Their leader was a D.E.I. hire!!!

[@Redbikemaster]

And they're surprised the guy promising to clean out government bureaucracy got 312 electoral votes AND the popular vote

[@graydi66y]

312.

[@Shiftinggers]

Oh it gets better: The Republicans picked up a Congress seat in NYC.

[@SnyperMK2000JclL]

*don't forget for the first time ever there are NO BLUE STATES, ONLY COUNTIES! That is a MASSSSSSIVE sign we the people are done with the left.

[@justaz3290]

Maybe the DEC was afraid of the Squirrels coming out with the fully loaded Acorn!!!

[@who346]

Doesnt NYC have a RAT problem.....yet worried about a country squirrel?

[@Heathertheheathenkitty]

Underrated comment

[@rayjenkins5832]

His brother Nutty Buddy builds 30 caliber full auto ghost acorns...

[@generic_tough_guy.4830]

Have you seen "Squirrel With a Gun"? These guys can easily handle submachine guns and RPGs they're practically super soldiers and deadly weapons

[@MomoKawashima5]

Whats most frustrating is the TMZ asshats who said they were so sorry yet they blindly support the same govermnent that created this injustice in the first place.

[@Texasplit]

You did a disinformation 😑

[@belafonte5519]

Lyionists

[@MrReddevil2420]

That's the most frustrating part? Not really

[@futurespec69]

The Head of the DEC is vicariously responsible for the actions of their employees

[@jimbaker2918]

I believe that the term is "Respondeat Superior" respondeat superior (rehs-pond-dee-at superior) n. Latin for "let the master answer," a key doctrine in the law of agency, which provides that a principal (employer) is responsible for the actions of his/her/its agent (employee) in the "course of employment." Thus, an agent who signs an agreement to purchase goods for his employer in the name of the employer can create a binding contract between the seller and the employer. Another example: if a delivery truck driver negligently hits a child in the street, the company for which the driver works will be liable for the injuries. See also: negligence principal agency agent

[@bertpulaski2492]

If the supreme court judge is saying it’s a government overreach, doesn’t that sound like Mark filed the paperwork and the state essentially said F your paperwork?

[@snintendog]

5 years filled and done. AC needs to do a tiny bit more research before he boot licks.

[@maryjane4432]

@@snintendoghe in no way is taking up for the cops/govt

[@adragontattoo]

@@snintendog Did you WATCH the same video or did you just decide to spout stupid? Where did he bootlick here?

[@joshsanders6891]

@@snintendog You sound like the bootlick 😂

[@GrassyKnollLawnCare]

@@snintendoguhh did you even watch the video? lol he shit on the dec and the government for the entire video. No boot licking at all.

[@sethjohnson411]

I live in MO. As a kid squirrel babies blew into our backyard. My father was mowing and couldn’t kill them. We put them in an incubator my father bought. Rosco lived. We fed him with a dropper bottle. He was kinda wild to be honest but a squirrel. He would sit on your shoulder, give you kisses and if you handled him too strong he’d bite your ass. He was a great pet to us kids. Loved that squirrel.

[@Steve-ev6vx]

@@sethjohnson411 we rescued several squirrel babies (and we are hunters too) and they moved outside when they got older, but they still came I side through the doggy doors. You are right about the biting. They fight with each other A LOT, so if they view you as a a fellow squirrel they WILL bite you, but they aren't really dangerous.

[@sammiches6859]

We do have some unique pets around here. When I worked at Bass Pro, I saw pet monkeys, raccoons, lemurs, birds, and things I didn't even know the names of. In the Knife Shop, we had a squirrel named Earl holding a Swiss Army knife carved into the post leading into the sharpening booth.

[@PaulieMcCoy]

Has anyone kept a female squirrel? My family did when I found one when I was a kid... I think they go into heat because she was in *the walls* when matured

[@Runco990]

I had a striped squirrel named "Dicker" which loosely translated into "Fatso" from german. ( HE WAS kinda fat...) Yes, it was 50 years ago when you could still use words. No one complained that we had a pet squirrel. Even had a tiny little black mouse named "Goliath". No one had rabies. Though I do froth at the mouth at the idiocracy going on today.

[@Steve-ev6vx]

@@PaulieMcCoy I would imagine they go into estruses like most mammals. We had a female, but she moved outside before she was mature enough for that. She had a nest outside and raised a bunch of little ones before something eventually got her, probably an owl or hawk.

[@robgregory5136]

What’s up with 3 letter agencies, are they all HOA Karen’s with guns and a god complex

[@captainfoxythepiratefox8874]

Yes

[@bradleystrong9259]

Yes

[@kenhawkins1033]

@@robgregory5136 correct

[@Durchii]

There's a simple three letter word to answer your question: Yes.

[@davecrupel2817]

I'm starting to think so.

[@kamalascookieie]

Never been a documented case of squirrels getting rabies btw.

[@mike1422214222]

This was just dumb. A smart DEC agency would have had ONE agent visit and issue $100+ fine for missing paperwork. And tell Mark to get his sh!t together. But no, they went with a half dozen agents and a Nuclear "Kill the Animals" Option.

[@spartanonxy]

Heck they could have talked to him and used the entire thing for a actual PR coup. Waive the fine for some good publicity and a video on the topic of how to register such animals and why you should. You now look like you are legitimately trying to do good and seem reasonable to the average person. True its unlikely to have had a massive effect but just being seen as somewhat reasonable would have done a lot to help their image as most DEC's and other similar bodies are seen as at best as evil.

[@heathclark318]

The left always chooses violence

[@Temuldjin]

Even smarter. 1 phone call saying we need 2 things: 1. fill out the paperwork. 2. Film and send us a video where the 2 pets are drinking water. ( if they can drink water they don't have rabies )

[@teebob21]

@@Temuldjin Incorrect. If they can drink water, they are not in the acute neurologic period of a rhabovirus infection. They may be infected, but incubating the virus.

[@electricbayonet2]

@@spartanonxy Exactly. It was an unopposed layup of a PR opportunity as well as a chance to make very niche legal knowledge much more public.

[@ReaIHuman]

How dare that squirrel and Raccoon bring happiness to millions of strangers. In the government's defense, no one is permitted to be happy.

[@Rotorhead1651]

The nerve of some mammals.

[@k_tess]

There's a certain fat Canadian that unironically needs that explained to him. And can't get his head around that idea.

[@thecman26]

The fact that an actual judge signed off on that warrant should be the problem! That judge should be looking for a job!

[@andrewenriquez3138]

No problem with law enforcement submitting the warrant or following thriugh with it though right? Squirell shouldve followed orders and resolved the case in court.

[@turtleturtle4197]

Seizing the judge too extreme of a response? DEUS VULT

[@thecman26]

@@andrewenriquez3138 The judge is ultimately responsible as the "knower of law".

[@EdA-qh7qr]

Judge name is Richard w rich

[@thomas_armour83]

Judge should be looking at a cement wall through a set of bars, instead of looking for a job.

[@tankerboysabot]

Theres Pnut and then theres EDgunUSA making pink mists of squirrel heads with pellet guns.

[@katttmandoo]

Now it’s come out that they had decided a full week before that they were gonna put them down. Not “that day” because of a “bite”.

[@matthewflandermeyer500]

Peanut and Fred prove that not all heroes wear capes.

[@Direwolf13PS3]

Migrant bulgary ring? Released without bail. Peanut the Squirrel? Executed.

[@teebob21]

That's (D)ifferent.

[@eklypse13]

i have no problems with any government agency receiving threats. They should be scared of the people

[@isamu237]

While we're asking questions, I have one from personal experience. When the DEC contacted Mark in January, did they bother to tell him what he needed to do and, more importantly, HOW to jump through all the hoops? I was trying to help a friend get a boat registered because the former owner had never bothered to do so. It took me days of looking through terrible government websites to even figure out which department to contact, then when I did, once by phone and once by email, I was given two DIFFERENT answers on which forms to fill out and where to file them. The older and grumpier I get, the more I realize: no matter how much you hate the government, you don't hate it enough.

[@rebeccatrishel]

To be fair, Mark has both the money and the clout to get legal help if it was necessary.

[@teebob21]

It is not the responsibility of a government agency to provide education for unlicensed operators how to complete the required paperwork.

[@rebeccatrishel]

@@teebob21 It fucking should be! Otherwise we're literally paying them to be obstructions

[@teebob21]

@@rebeccatrishel Why should it be? Is it the responsibility of the water department to teach you plumbing? Is it the responsibility of the power company to teach you how to be an electrician? Is it the responsibility of the grocery store to teach you how to cook? Why do you people constantly think that Mommy Government should be there to teach you how to function in the world?

[@rebeccatrishel]

@teebob21 What are they there for if not to serve the public?

[@ThrawnFett123]

Did the "bit" officer get full rabies vaccine schedule? Cause he's due his 6 week follow up. By NY state law he's a rabies vector the entire time unless he wants to isolate. Was he put on medical isolation leave or continued working (FOIA PEOPLE TIME CARDS), in accordance with NY state FOIA laws, was this a communicable disease of public interest like RABIES (literally in the statutes) for why Medical Privacy isn't a factor? My point is the problem with shoving your BS into the rules is eventually they snap. "Just following orders isn't a defense" forgets who ordered it to happen

[@silntstl]

I seriously doubt anyone was actually bit.

[@EdA-qh7qr]

I think he needs to be checked the same way they did the squirrel

[@devinmcleod3395]

If I have to risk my life in a field in Pennsylvania in the Second American Civil War over a fucking squirrel and raccoon, im gonna be pissed.

[@trailblazer632]

Nah the squirrel and racoon are just the straw that breaks the camels back

[@ninjabearpress2574]

I'll be in the next foxhole and just as angry.

[@TheWildcard4542000]

They're just an allegory for government over reach. While letting criminals go, they send a Swat team after a squirrel and a racoon...

[@brigidtheirish]

I'll be in North Dakota helping my sister and brother-in-law fortify the farm against government invasion. (Edit: I am *so glad* I live nowhere near the coasts.)

[@nellietolb420]

It was tea before. Fuck tea. This is a squirrel.

[@deanormesher7429]

Things sure could have been handled differently from the beginning. Level headed thinking wasn't in play. NY DEC needs to be looked into in how it operates.

[@stans5270]

Squirrels need 100% of their brains to survive... Unlike NYS DEC officials and politicians.

[@ChefSpinney]

Now I hate squirrels, but even I have to call shenanigans on this. That squirrel did nothing wrong: never raided any bird feeders, never built a nest in any walls, never ate through my wiring. Justice for P.NUT! Say his name! Nuts out, don't shoot!

[@Silver_wind_1987_]

I LOVE squirrels 😂 my dog doesn't. She gets taunted by the buggers while they throw nuts at her. She does not care. 😂

[@jeremywanner4526]

I love em,they taste great

[@AKingInYellow]

Salute to Private Nut, he was a dear drinking friend and helped me overcome my crippling social anxiety. May PNut forever be honored as a true gentlesquirrel in this day and age.

[@skydivingcomrade1648]

The sworn affidavit is what I'm interested in.

[@The-Jokes-on-You]

I would love to see this case go to trial & hear what the officers have to say under oath while getting ripped apart by a proper trial lawyer.

[@Groundskeeper-c4n]

"Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that." -- Oliver Stone

[@seattlesix]

‘Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation’ ~ Carlo Cipolla, First Basic Law of Stupidity, 1973

[@thurin84]

i believe they looked at the millions of fans on social media and thought; "this would be a good way to send a message to the populace to obey us."

[@zm1786]

@@thurin84 well, NY has strict gun control and trying to pass more every year. Soon guns will be illegal there. What are you gonna do about it? They have machineguns and body armor and you don't

[@JasonKritikos]

This was a flex on the part of government.

[@Cmbtvtrn05]

Correct.

[@M4A2Master]

I live in Missouri a 1/4 mile from the local creek where the locals swim and catch fish, I was down there catching crawfish and teaching some of the local kids about them before releasing them a few minutes later. The Missouri department of conservation showed up and asked if I had a fishing license, I said I don’t at this time as it had expired. They were ready to write me a ticket for catching crawfish, as a veteran and a human I don’t take well to stupid threats from someone that doesn’t know what was going on. I noticed he didn’t say anything about the out of town people that where throwing there trash on the ground right in front of them. I asked him about it and he placed his hand on the grip of his service rifle. I said write me a ticket for catching crawfish even though I don’t have a single one in my possession and I’ll make sure every local parent here reports that you felt the need to use your service rifle to write a ticket to someone that is teaching the local kids about the ecosystem they live in. He was about to say something where the local sheriff showed up and started asking him about the issues. The Conversation officer left after. I’m well known in the town I live in and loved by many as I have been in trouble “legally” a couple of times for threatening a couple chomo’s and smacking one around a bit that was at the park. It’s sad that in this world they are more worried about people trying to do good things and handle it poorly.

[@christophermichael7265]

Keep up the good work 🫡

[@serimus]

@@M4A2Master Some people just want to watch the world burn.

[@mattmurphy7030]

r/thathappened

[@AndyDrake-FOOKYT]

Stay strapped.

[@mightymikethebear]

I have heard many stories about how the conservation department and the parks department in Missouri. Some people cannot handle the little bit of authority they are given.

[@ecthelion83]

I hope this makes it to the Supreme Court, and I sincerely hope the Supreme Court dissolves the NY DEC completely. It is, as Justice Gorsuch has said, *the* definition of government overreach and has on countless occasions massively exceeded both its mandate and the natural limits of state government; in so doing, it has impeded the functions of other essential services and private enterprise.

[@jong2359]

Absolutely, and do not stop with the NY DEC... you need paperwork at your local town hall to put a ceiling fan in your own home in New York (really the whole tri-state area.) Government needs a HUGE downsize.

[@wrongtime9097]

Yeah but it's NYC so they won't do anything

[@xsoxfatalx9721]

"If they come for the squirrel and raccoon in the morning, they'll come for me in the night" - Babar the Elephant

[@BUTCH0120]

1 - There is NO record of squirrels transmitting rabies. ENCON should've known this. 2 - Both animals were indoor pets, with no exposure to rabies.

[@jeremylandis4228]

Sad that a government agency is in such a big hurry to take action to "enforce a law" they'd completely ignore planning to act without injuring a pet ( looking at you ATF).

[@RoughNek72]

Lol😂😂😂 ah yeah they basically pulled an ATF.

[@brosephbroman7564]

GTA crime everywhere. Cool. Domesticated squirrel though? Ah hell no!

[@RisingFutureSailing]

the timeline: "how many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man?"

[@darkwolf4830]

When a member of your squad f..ked up. The one in charge of him gets in trouble too. I bet if more of the higher up get in trouble for the things people under them do. This crap would stop

[@thomas_armour83]

And start suing their unions and going after their pensions for damages. That shit needs to stop being paid by the taxpayers

[@065Tim]

It stops at the officer's level. They cover each others asses.

[@thomas_armour83]

@@065Tim they can feel free to do that, because it will be hilarious when citizens become blind to acts against the police doing that, it’s only fair.

[@shawndickey1447]

You fucked with the squirrels, Morty🤦🏻‍♂️

[@PFCDIEBELS]

Pack your bags!

[@jonathangrey2183]

The FUM ad reminded me of a story where a troop was vaping in a building and on the paperwork his supervisor called it a Personal Evaporated Nicotine Inhalation System. Unfortuately the acronym didnt make it into the final copy.

[@Christianmox]

Lololol P.E.N.I.S

[@RedRainMerc]

Damn I miss the military sometimes xD

[@Meloncholiac]

Holy shit, officers can be funny?

[@Terran.Marine.2]

Clever

[@Eagl3xStrik3]

Why small government is important now more than ever...