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zombie-a-go-go · 01-27-2005, 02:24 PM

Okla. Lawmaker Proposes Rooster Boxing

OKLAHOMA CITY - With cockfighting now banned in Oklahoma, one legislator is proposing a blood-free alternative: fitting roosters with little boxing gloves and letting them slug it out.

"Who's going to object to chickens fighting like humans do? Everybody wins," said Democratic state Sen. Frank Shurden, a protector of the gamefowl industry and a longtime defender of cockfighting, in which birds are fitted with razor-like spurs and often battle to the death.

Oklahoma voters banned cockfighting in 2002. The practice is still legal in Louisiana and New Mexico.

"To me it answers everything. It saves the industry, takes blood sport out and generates revenue for Oklahoma," Shurden said.

Janet Halliburton, a lawyer who led the drive to ban cockfighting, dismissed Shurden's idea as the first step in a scheme to bring back the sport.

Puffy · 01-27-2005, 02:31 PM

Everybody wins in a good cockfight.

zombie-a-go-go · 01-27-2005, 02:40 PM

I was sure that the filter would kill that word.

RFS62 · 01-27-2005, 02:59 PM

What a freakin' idiot.

traderumor · 01-27-2005, 03:03 PM

Already been done in THE original reality TV show

Chip R · 01-27-2005, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by traderumor

Already been done in THE original reality TV show

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01-27-2005, 02:24 PM	#1
zombie-a-go-go Mod Law Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Miskatonic University Posts: 4,302	"Who's going to object to chickens fighting like humans do? Everybody wins." Okla. Lawmaker Proposes Rooster Boxing OKLAHOMA CITY - With cockfighting now banned in Oklahoma, one legislator is proposing a blood-free alternative: fitting roosters with little boxing gloves and letting them slug it out. "Who's going to object to chickens fighting like humans do? Everybody wins," said Democratic state Sen. Frank Shurden, a protector of the gamefowl industry and a longtime defender of cockfighting, in which birds are fitted with razor-like spurs and often battle to the death. Oklahoma voters banned cockfighting in 2002. The practice is still legal in Louisiana and New Mexico. "To me it answers everything. It saves the industry, takes blood sport out and generates revenue for Oklahoma," Shurden said. Janet Halliburton, a lawyer who led the drive to ban cockfighting, dismissed Shurden's idea as the first step in a scheme to bring back the sport. __________________ "It's easier to give up. I'm not a very vocal player. I lead by example. I take the attitude that I've got to go out and do it. Because of who I am, I've got to give everything I've got to come back." -Ken Griffey Jr.

01-27-2005, 02:31 PM	#2
Puffy Puffy 3:16 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Panama City Beach Posts: 13,669	Re: "Who's going to object to chickens fighting like humans do? Everybody wins." Everybody wins in a good cockfight. __________________ "I came here to kick ass and chew bubble gum... and I'm all out of bubble gum." - - Rowdy Roddy Piper "It takes a big man to admit when he is wrong. I am not a big man" - - Fletch

01-27-2005, 02:40 PM	#3
zombie-a-go-go Mod Law Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Miskatonic University Posts: 4,302	Re: "Who's going to object to chickens fighting like humans do? Everybody wins." I was sure that the filter would kill that word. __________________ "It's easier to give up. I'm not a very vocal player. I lead by example. I take the attitude that I've got to go out and do it. Because of who I am, I've got to give everything I've got to come back." -Ken Griffey Jr.

01-27-2005, 02:59 PM	#4
RFS62 Hey Cubs Fans Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: New York Posts: 16,567	Re: "Who's going to object to chickens fighting like humans do? Everybody wins." What a freakin' idiot. __________________ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~ Mark Twain

01-27-2005, 03:03 PM	#5
traderumor Unsolicited Opinions Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Right Down Broadway Posts: 17,668	Re: "Who's going to object to chickens fighting like humans do? Everybody wins." Already been done in THE original reality TV show __________________ Can't win with 'em Can't win without 'em

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