Shooting on campus.....

by Catoosa, Sunday, September 29, 2013, 21:59 (4016 days ago) @ Fowler

Many years ago, a dog got hit in the street in front of one of the mens' dorms on the Tennessee Tech campus. The dog had ribs crushed, spine broken, etc. and was suffering. I am not a person who can stand to see an animal suffer. I had a Winchester single-shot .22 in my car (slightly against the rules). A couple of the guys carried the dog over and laid it on the lawn of the dorm, and I ended its pain with a .22 short HP. On campus (also slightly against the rules). I put the rifle away and went back inside in case Sherlock (the campus night cop) showed up. If he did, I never heard anything more about it.

I guess the statute of limitations has run out on that little transgression. If someone did that today he would likely go to jail, and certainly get thrown out of school. I hope my guys in the dorm (I was a dorm counselor) learned something about compassion that night. I would certainly do it again if I had to.