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In Mission Thursday a 2-year-old Labrador retriever (not named) was found chewing on a human arm in the front yard. This aroused the interest of the local gendarmerie, who soon found the rest of the body nearby. The identity of the deceased man and the cause of death had not been determined at press time.

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Mission is in the Rio Grande Valley and no doubt the site of extensive drug trafficking and gang activity.

Note the usual "I never thought this would happen around here" reactions. You will never hear that from me.

- Jim

A few of years ago, we went through Mission and Rio Grande City on our way to Falcon State Park to camp. We stopped by the Wal-Mart in Rio Grande City and found no one there who spoke English. Given the news, I'd never consider going back there again, though the bird sanctuary at Falcon was interesting.

chasfm11 wrote:We stopped by the Wal-Mart in Rio Grande City and found no one there who spoke English.

¿Entonces, qué es el problema?

I have found that a lot of bilingual people forget that they speak English when doing so is convenient for them.

- Jim

seamusTX wrote: I have found that a lot of bilingual people forget that they speak English when doing so is convenient for them.

- Jim

This happened to me when a unlicensed, uninsured Hispanic lady rear ended my car when I lived in Los Angeles. She spoke English just fine until the Hispanic Sheriffs Officer showed up, then suddenly its all Spanish and no English between the two, she wouldn't speak a word of english to me after then, the officer translated as if she didn't speak english. The Sheriffs Officer let her go on driving without a license and without insurance. For most people, no license and no insurance means your car is getting impounded. I filed a complaint, but of course the officer's report indicated that she didn't drive away and was going to have a family member come and pick up her car. Oh well. That was a long while ago.

seamusTX wrote:In Mission Thursday a 2-year-old Labrador retriever (not named) was found chewing on a ...

Not a bad doggie, just a normal Lab, I think. I have a Lab, and I find body parts on my front deck all the time.

Mostly deer, occasionally smaller critters. No human parts yet, at least that I could recognize. My Lab loves to roam the woods nearby, find carcasses, and drag them up to chew on the bones. He doesn't hunt animals (he occasionally barks at the live deer, who laugh at him), he just goes with his retriever nature and brings stuff home.

A couple times he has brought home baby skunks and deposited them at the front door for me to find. One of them was alive, eyes not open yet. The dog did not leave a mark on him. I took it to a wildlife rehabilitation place. The next day he brought me its sibling, which unfortunately had not survived the night. Since this was just after a heavy rain, the wildlife people said they were probably washed out of their burrow by the down pour. I have several black cats, my dog probably thought these were smelly black cats that needed looking after.

ELB wrote:Not a bad doggie, ...

I know. I just wanted a catchy subject line to run up the view count.

(Unlike threads with subjects like "gun" or "question.")

- Jim

seamusTX wrote:Mission is in the Rio Grande Valley and no doubt the site of extensive drug trafficking and gang activity.

Note the usual "I never thought this would happen around here" reactions. You will never hear that from me.

- Jim

We ran a shelter in Mission for Hurricane Alex. As small and poor as Mission is, their PD has a very nice command RV. The chief explained that it, and a lot of their equipment, is paid for by drug busts.
But I would never expect to hear of someone killed there.