Freeze!! Put Those Chickens Down!!!

Nothing says "i'm a tool" more that these idiots.   This article talks about the biggest raid ever against cockfighting.   For those of you who don't have two first names, I'll break it down for you.   Cockfighting involves taking a chicken and placing sharp weapons on it's feet and beak.  The object of this game is to place two of these warrior chickens in a pit, and they bascailly peck and claw at each other utill one of them dies. 

Yeah, sounds exciting, doesn't it?  You have to be the biggest loser in the world to enjoy this "sport".  Thankfully, 144 of these winners were rounded up in this raid.  I have to say, I've never been to a cock fight, and don't know anyone that has been to one.  That's because I have an IQ above 80, and my family tree has more than two forks in it.   If you feel the need to gamble your money on something, do it in the stock market.  Invest in something!!   Stop taking your kid's college fund and blowing it on killer chickens!!!

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/13/cockfight.arrest.ap/index.html

 

NEWPORT, Tennessee (AP) -- Law enforcement agents raided an illegal cockfight and arrested 144 people attending what one official said may have been one of the nation's largest such gatherings.

Several SWAT teams, helicopters and dozens of state troopers participated in the raid Saturday on the sprawling Del Rio Cockfight Pit. They seized about $40,000 in cash and killed more than 300 roosters.

"Reputedly, this was the largest cockfight in the United States," said District Attorney Al Schmutzer Jr. "It was becoming open and notorious, and you just can't stand back and let something operate like that in the community."

The 144 were each charged with being a spectator to cockfighting, a misdemeanor in Tennessee. If convicted, they face up to 11 months and 29 days in jail and a $2,500 fine.

John Goodwin, of the Humane Society of the United States, who took part in the raid, said it served notice on those conducting such illegal operations. "I wouldn't want to be a cockfighter in East Tennessee right now," he said.

David Webb, a gamecock owner from Rhea County, said he lost more than 20 chickens valued at $150 each during the raid. "I've been around thisstuff all my life. Everything I've ever known is a chicken fight," he said.

Newport, adjacent to the Great Smoky Mountains, is 42 miles east of Knoxville.