DJ Charged With Throwing Chicken Off A Roof
Ron Turner
chicken. He's going to have deep psychological scars now. They don't like to
be reminded of their flying disability, ya know. Where's Mel Gibson when you
need him.
From the Denver Post.
KBPI on-air personality "Willie B." has been charged with cruelty to animals
for directing a station intern to drop a chicken from an office building as the
announcer broadcast the chicken's reaction.
The injured chicken was rescued shortly after it was tossed out of the third
floor of KBPI's studios at 4695 S. Monaco Parkway. It allegedly had been
dropped from the second floor moments earlier.
The stunned and bruised animal was examined by veterinarians and has since
recovered from the Feb. 1 stunt, during which Willie B. allegedly polled
listeners about whether they thought the chicken would survive.
"We conducted a lengthy investigation, and based on the investigation we filed
the appropriate charge," Denver District Attorney Bill Ritter said Friday.
"There is no pyramid that entitles horses to be treated better than cats and
cats better than chickens."
Announcer Stephen Meade, 31, who uses the on-air name Willie B., is due in
court Aug. 1. If convicted of the class 1 misdemeanor, he faces up to 18 months
in jail and a $5,000 fine.
KBPI officials declined to comment Friday. Meade could not be reached for
comment.
According to the complaint filed by the Denver Dumb Friends League, Meade
allegedly encouraged listeners to bring small animals to the radio station to
be released across Interstate 25. Meade allegedly told listeners there would be
an early spring if the animals survived, but there would be six more weeks of
winter if they did not.
Lian Kian, communications manager for the Denver Dumb Friends League, said
shortly after the incident that Meade was asking listeners to bring more than
chickens to the station.
"He was asking that a chicken and other animals be brought down so they could
do their "gravity' and "speed' experiments," Kian said.
"The animals would be released across I-25 to see how far they could get before
being hit by a car."
No animals were ever released to cross the highway.
Kian said Friday that the incident reflected poorly on someone who has the
power to communicate with thousands over the radio.
"It is disappointing that someone who has the ability to influence listeners
encourages cruelty to animals and disregard for life," said Kian. "It is our
responsibility to give animals the best care possible and not subject them to
cruel and unkind acts." Kian applauded the filing of the charge.
"It helps the community understand that this type of conduct shouldn't be
tolerated and won't be tolerated," she said.
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Reading "India: A History" by John Keay
Linda F. Cauthen
>
> From the Denver Post.need him.
>
> KBPI on-air personality "Willie B." has been charged with cruelty to animals
> for directing a station intern to drop a chicken from an office building as the
> announcer broadcast the chicken's reaction.
>
> The injured chicken was rescued shortly after it was tossed out of the third
> floor of KBPI's studios at 4695 S. Monaco Parkway. It allegedly had been
> dropped from the second floor moments earlier.
Am I the only one who was reminded of that WKRP episode with the turkey drop?
Linda C.
Biminy . . . Quinn Biminy
>
>Linda C.
>
Nope! :)
"I thought they could fly!"
-Less Nessman
Bim
"The puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but
because it gave pleasure to the spectators."-Thomas B Macaulay
Maria: Marry sir, sometimes he is a kind of puritan
Sir Andrew: O! If I thought that, I'd beat him like a dog
LJ
fly!"???
But I'm wondering how the chicken was rescued on the 3rd floor, when it'd be
dropped from the 2nd floor moments earlier, according to the post. I guess
chicken *can* fly!
L.
"Linda F. Cauthen" <msl...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:39618122...@earthlink.net...
> Ron Turner wrote:
> >
> > From the Denver Post.need him.
> >
> > KBPI on-air personality "Willie B." has been charged with cruelty to
animals
> > for directing a station intern to drop a chicken from an office building
as the
> > announcer broadcast the chicken's reaction.
> >
> > The injured chicken was rescued shortly after it was tossed out of the
third
> > floor of KBPI's studios at 4695 S. Monaco Parkway. It allegedly had been
> > dropped from the second floor moments earlier.
>
maude...@my-deja.com
rbt...@aol.comnojunk (Ron Turner) wrote:
> According to the complaint filed by the Denver Dumb Friends League,
Meade allegedly encouraged listeners to bring small animals to the
radio station to be released across Interstate 25. Meade allegedly told
listeners there would be an early spring if the animals survived, but
there would be six more weeks of winter if they did not.
>
What's next from this dope? Asking listeners to bring a baby in to test
how hot water has to be before it scalds their flesh? Hey, isn't this
something else stupid we all need to know??
maudephile
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Vesota2
>From: quinn...@aol.comedy (Biminy . . . Quinn Biminy)
>Date: Tue, Jul 4, 2000 03:34 EDT
>Message-id: <20000704033417...@ng-fn1.aol.com>
>
>>Am I the only one who was reminded of that WKRP episode with the turkey
>drop?
>>
>>Linda C.
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>
>
>"I thought they could fly!"
>-Less Nessman
Wasn't that Arthur Carlson's line? : "As God as my witness, I thought turkey's
could fly."
E. Varden
Ron Turner wrote:
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> According to the complaint filed by the Denver Dumb Friends League,
Ya gotta love that name!
Pe ("Will you be my dumb friend? Pwease?")
Linda F. Cauthen
Yep.
Nessman's line was "Oh, the humanity!"
Linda C.
Smoot
<uncle...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>"Linda F. Cauthen" wrote:
>>
>> Ron Turner wrote:
>> >
>> > From the Denver Post.need him.
>> >
>> > KBPI on-air personality "Willie B." has been charged with cruelty to
animals
>> > for directing a station intern to drop a chicken from an office
building as the
>> > announcer broadcast the chicken's reaction.
>> >
>> > The injured chicken was rescued shortly after it was tossed out of
the third
>> > floor of KBPI's studios at 4695 S. Monaco Parkway. It allegedly had been
>> > dropped from the second floor moments earlier.
>>
>> Am I the only one who was reminded of that WKRP episode with the turkey drop?
>
>It was the absolute first thing to come to my mind. What a
>classic episode.
I think that episode is one of my all time TV favorites.
Emma
Marc Lostracco
<msl...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Am I the only one who was reminded of that WKRP episode with the turkey drop?
Actually, the first thing I thought of was that scene in PINK
FLAMINGOES...but that's just where my mind is.
--
Marc Lostracco
mlost...@mac.com
http://members.home.net/mlostracco/
Toronto, Canada
Uncle Waltie
"Linda F. Cauthen" wrote:
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> Ron Turner wrote:
> >
> > From the Denver Post.need him.
> >
> > KBPI on-air personality "Willie B." has been charged with cruelty to animals
> > for directing a station intern to drop a chicken from an office building as the
> > announcer broadcast the chicken's reaction.
> >
> > The injured chicken was rescued shortly after it was tossed out of the third
> > floor of KBPI's studios at 4695 S. Monaco Parkway. It allegedly had been
> > dropped from the second floor moments earlier.
>
> Am I the only one who was reminded of that WKRP episode with the turkey drop?
It was the absolute first thing to come to my mind. What a
classic episode.
-walt
--
Visit the Shanty of Lameness
http://members.tripod.com/keyto/walt.html
W. Lydecker
thinking of slinging one of our bovine friends across the tundra.
He thinks the "happening" would be a spiritual experience.
PattymacI
> "Chris in the Morning", an Alaska disc jockey, was seriously
>thinking of slinging one of our bovine friends across the tundra.
>He thinks the "happening" would be a spiritual experience.
>
I hadn't realized I loved so many shows with animals being flung hither and
thither.
Pattymac
PattymacI
>turkey's
>> could fly."
>
>Yep.
>Nessman's line was "Oh, the humanity!"
>
>Linda C.
That and "What does the yellow light mean?" are two of my fondest memories of
the seventies. Of course, I can't remember too much of the seventies.
pattymac
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