Tragic accident in Oklahoma. A five year old boy shot to death by a cop trying to kill a snake. I can't imagine what that family is going through right now.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8QRHTA00&show_article=1

That's horrible.  Prayers to the family.

Man, that is horrible. I can't imagine how that family feels.

I'm surprised a police officer would even shoot a snake. Not that I condone shooting snakes, but wouldn't a shotgun have been a more appropriate weapon?

Oh, man! thats bad >

I'd loose it, I'd been in jail.

Serve and protect-surely he knew of the dangers of the background before firing a weapon :-?

Or did he not know the surroundings????????

As a citizen your responsible to know your back ground before you fire a weapon.

Sad accident but, he has a duty to know safety, wow thats very bad >

Anger > I'd lost it for sure

Man-prayers for the family :'(

Man that is bad. My prayers go out to the family and the cop. He has something

to live with for the rest of his life.

That's just horrible. Seems so senseless. Thoughts and prayers go out to the family.

I'm not against shooting snakes but why shoot it out of the tree in the first place? If it was poisonous and somebody was up there too, well okay,

but just shooting into a tree not knowing what was a ways behind the tree...  

My prayers are with the boys family.

(How happy the boy would be if he could throw his lure as far as some people can throw the bull.)

Wow...I am with you Buds...I would lose it and probably go completely berserk. I feel so bad them...the boy was probably tickled to death to just go out fishing with his grandpa...and likewise for the boys grandpa.  :-/

The police officer should have known beter than to fire his weapon without taking a very thorough inspection of the surroundings and warning anyone in the area that he was going to fire his weapon. It was a freak accident, but is still about as tragic as it gets. :'(

Thoughts and prayers to all affected by these events...

I cannot even fathom something like that happening to my granddaughter. It would just kill me. My heart to the family. So very sad. :'(