Lee Watkinson's rescued chimp shot dead - Poker News

RedOak · 07-13-2012, 04:01 AM

WSOP Main event final tablist Lee Watkinson and his parnter Timmi DeRosa rescued a pair of chimps and they escaped from their home and police shot one of them dead. Very sad.

http://www.ktnv.com/news/local/162320436.html

http://www.ktnv.com/news/local/162284096.html

DangTheRiver · 07-13-2012, 04:15 AM

"no weapons formed against me shall prosper!"

Chimps, on the other hand - well that's different

Sad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tauwOTne1Dg

kikadell · 07-13-2012, 04:18 AM

Wow, they were his chimps? Small world.

teddyFBI · 07-13-2012, 04:30 AM

Your argument is invalid.

Posemuckel · 07-13-2012, 04:51 AM

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When the male chimpanzee darted across Ann Road a police officer opened fire.

God bless America

Carthac · 07-13-2012, 04:57 AM

Don't keep chimpanzees as pets. Simple as that.

If they were to get out, they could very easily kill a person

Ichaseafterfrogs · 07-13-2012, 05:14 AM

Lee shouldn't have been monkeying around.

**Abe008** · 07-13-2012, 05:30 AM

Sad. Although, a chimp will eat your face off if it feels like it.

Ichaseafterfrogs · 07-13-2012, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Abe008

Sad. Although, a chimp will eat your face off if it feels like it.

What if it doesn't feel like it, will it just go for an arm then?

Blizzuff · 07-13-2012, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Posemuckel

God bless America

Thank you for your profound input.

Johnny Hughes · 07-13-2012, 05:52 AM

One of the officers said the money had a gun, and was ready with a throw down weapon, but the Sergeant told him it was not needed.

They lied to the monkey about her mate being killed. That is o.k. because the monkey does not really understand them. Keeping monkeys, o.k. chimps, is less than cool. Donate that money to a homeless man. Ol' carjacker monkey had TV and had been watching all that poker. He was headed to the Rio to make a loan to Brad Booth. Dumb monkey.

3fiveofdiamonds · 07-13-2012, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Carthac

Don't keep chimpanzees as pets. Simple as that.

If they were to get out, they could very easily kill a person

In the video linked, Lee's girlfriend said they weren't pets. She didn't go into details but apparently they were rescued and being cared for by a professional.

slickmuck · 07-13-2012, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Hughes

One of the officers said the money had a gun, and was ready with a throw down weapon, but the Sergeant told him it was not needed.

They lied to the monkey about her mate being killed. That is o.k. because the monkey does not really understand them. Keeping monkeys, o.k. chimps, is less than cool. Donate that money to a homeless man. Ol' carjacker monkey had TV and had been watching all that poker. He was headed to the Rio to make a loan to Brad Booth. Dumb monkey.

Lol the ramblings of a senile old man

YouGotPLOWned · 07-13-2012, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Hughes

One of the officers said the money had a gun, and was ready with a throw down weapon, but the Sergeant told him it was not needed.

They lied to the monkey about her mate being killed. That is o.k. because the monkey does not really understand them. Keeping monkeys, o.k. chimps, is less than cool. Donate that money to a homeless man. Ol' carjacker monkey had TV and had been watching all that poker. He was headed to the Rio to make a loan to Brad Booth. Dumb monkey.

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Gin 'n Tonic · 07-13-2012, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by 3fiveofdiamonds

In the video linked, Lee's girlfriend said they weren't pets. She didn't go into details but apparently they were rescued and being cared for by a professional.

Obviously not professional enough to prevent their escape.

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"She doesn't know Buddy is gone. We told her that Buddy escaped and he's in a great place and I think she's happy for him. She doesn't know he's dead," says DeRosa about C.J.

Anthropomorphism at its finest. Makes me want to hurl.