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TIL about Gary Plauche. Jeff Doucet had kidnapped and molested Plauche’s son. Doucet was being transported by sheriffs when Plauche shot him on live TV.

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QJNX9 Physicians and veterinarians agree: If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and is sick like a duck, it's best for it to be treated by someone trained to treat a duck. Faced with such a scenario, physicians would be armed only with what they know about human biology. And that doesn't go very far, says Rika Maeshiro, the director of Public Health and Prevention Projects for the Association of American Medical Colleges.
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