Deer, literally frozen with fear, rescued by police officer

[1monster]

http://www.godvine.com/Police-Officer-Helps-a-Frightened-Deer-So-Heartwarming-1437.html

[RebelOne]

1. That is definitely an AWWW! video. n/t

[AtomicKitten]

2. I could have sworn this was a lawn ornament.

Til the very end when the deer finally moved and ran off.

[1monster]

3. Scared stiff! indeed.

[pam4water]

4. Did this come out today to counter the video of the police beating the homeless man to death?

Which is also going around today?

http://www.democracynow.org/2012/5/9/headlines

[1monster]

7. Not as far as I am aware. Nothing would counter what those two did to that

man.

But, while I hold no brief for bad cops and those that cover for bad cops, I don't see how this video relates to the one released on Amy Goodman's program.

Sometimes an LEO is just a guy doing a good deed.

[KT2000]

5. Had to have been State Patrol

anyway, that is my guess.
Those deer do that - they seem to be hypnotized by headlights. Turning off the headlights and leaving them off for as long as you can will sometimes help but whatever you do - don't turn them on and off repeatedly - that just makes it worse.

That is a good patrolman - the ones around here really do love the wildlife.

[HopeHoops]

6. Poor thing. The "deer in the headlights" thing is real.

I've had to get out and yell at them to get out of the road. That was just too cute. He obviously loves animals.

[ZombieHorde]

8. I turn my car lights off and honk my horn.

So far, that has worked for me.

Oh, and the deer was not literally frozen, it was figuratively frozen.

[1monster]

9. Not frozen as in cold freeze, but frozen none the less in that it was

unable to move. The English language is very flexible -- the deer, not so much for a while.

[ZombieHorde]

11. Yes, but it is still figurative.

Language is flexible because of figurative speech, not literal speech.

[1monster]

12. frozen: rigid; immobilized

fro·zen
   [froh-zuhn] Show IPA

verb
1. past participle of freeze.

adjective
2. congealed by cold; turned into ice.

3. covered with ice, as a stream.

4. frigid; very cold.

5. injured or killed by frost or cold.

6. obstructed by ice, as pipes.

7. chilly or cold in manner; unfeeling: a frozen stare.

8. rigid; immobilized: The child was frozen with fear.

9. quick-frozen: frozen foods.

10. (of food) chilled or refrigerated.

11. (especially of a drink) mixed with ice and frappéed in an electric blender.

12. in a form that is not readily convertible into cash; not liquid: frozen assets.

13. not permitted to be changed or incapable of being altered; fixed: frozen rents; frozen salaries.

14. Canasta . (of the discard pile) unable to be picked up by a player unless the player's hand contains a natural pair to match the top card of the pile. Compare freeze ( def. 26 ) .

[Left Coast2020]

10. I am thankful that I never hit one when I lived in Oregon.

And I've had a couple of good scares where I came close on Hwy 126 out of Eugene. Yes, I think the horn does the trick. Officer needs national recognition for this form of humanity.