Man robbed selling Ball Pythons

VaHerp Board Member+ Posts : 1075

Did anyone else see this. Guy was shot and carjacked in a parking lot where he was meeting someone to sell 20 ball pythons for 12600. Things like this is why I have a carry permit and ALWAYS carry.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20120123_Man_shot_in_snake_deal_gone_bad__culprit_slithers_away_in_Delco.html

VaHerp Board Member+ Posts : 2351

totally insane. I couldn't imagine... but then again I could... I wonder if it did end up being the intended buyer or not?

If it did, then it would be possibly easier to track him down with the sellers communications with him. I wonder if the guy took the BPs before he fled the scene or if he left them??

VaHerps Janitor Posts : 4872

"You'd think the snake guy would rob the other guy for the cash, not the other way around," Willoughby said.

What an ignorant comment.

Detective Lt. Scott Willoughby, from Ridley Township, you are a clown and an embarrassment to law enforcement.

VaHerp Board Member+ Posts : 2351

Atleast it wasn't Hampton Roads messing up or being idiots this time Very Happy

VaHerp Board Member Posts : 1109

Focal wrote:: "You'd think the snake guy would rob the other guy for the cash, not the other way around," Willoughby said.

What an ignorant comment.

Detective Lt. Scott Willoughby, from Ridley Township, you are a clown and an embarrassment to law enforcement.

Dagan Legg likes this. lol!

VaHerp Board Member+ Posts : 1075

Focal wrote:: "You'd think the snake guy would rob the other guy for the cash, not the other way around," Willoughby said.

What an ignorant comment.

Detective Lt. Scott Willoughby, from Ridley Township, you are a clown and an embarrassment to law enforcement.

I think what he was trying to say is usually in these situations it's the person showing up with cash that gets robbed. His wording does kind of make it sound like he is surprised that the "snake guy" was the not the criminal.

VaHerp Board Member Posts : 1109

Well, to the public, snakes must seem like a VERY unusual bounty!

VaHerps Janitor Posts : 4872

zues wrote:

Focal wrote:: "You'd think the snake guy would rob the other guy for the cash, not the other way around," Willoughby said.

What an ignorant comment.

Detective Lt. Scott Willoughby, from Ridley Township, you are a clown and an embarrassment to law enforcement.

I think what he was trying to say is usually in these situations it's the person showing up with cash that gets robbed. His wording does kind of make it sound like he is surprised that the "snake guy" was the not the criminal.

Ok, I can see where that would go both ways, especially since he probably wasn't familiar with value of BP's before this incident, but still, anything of value should have been considered worth robbing. Coming from a LE Officer, this can't be the first time he has seen the law broken for something other than money.