Man who dragged shark to death from speedboat and poured alcohol down throats of fish is jailed

To: Fightin Whitey

I knew a fellow who looked like that. He stabbed a young woman over one hundred times. This one is or has done something really bad.

61 posted on 09/15/2019 3:53:22 PM PDT by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)

"All I'm saying is we need some common sense and sanity here." No, I'm not Buddhist. But I don't feel that punishing an animal for fun, to include shooting it, is very close to what we should expect of humans and does not fall within common sense and sanity either. Inhumane is closer. Synonyms to that include sadistic, barbaric, severe, savage, and a whole lot more. Plus, if this is accepted, where does it stop since it was so entertaining as it was seen by youth on utube? And if the current penalty for this type of senseless display is not strong enough, how many family pets are going to be tortured because someone thought they could get away with it because it was so "cool?" No, not a Buddhist, but I'm, also, not a sadistic fiend that considers harming things for fun and opening the door for others, like youth, to follow is acceptable. Florida law 828.12 Cruelty to animals A person who intentionally commits an act to any animal, or a person who owns or has the custody or control of any animal and fails to act, which results in the cruel death, or excessive or repeated infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering, or causes the same to be done, commits aggravated animal cruelty, a felony of the third degree. In Florida. Felonies of the third degree are the least serious types of felonies in Florida, punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. They got off light with a plea deal. The laws are not hidden. They are the responsibility of the people to know and stay within the laws. These guys didn’t even try and I have no sympathy for this kind of human excrement. rwood Apologize for the lack of paragraphs. Didn't write it that way and didn't expect it. Not trying to stay away from a conversation with bad punctuation.

62 posted on 09/15/2019 5:25:08 PM PDT by Redwood71

So, you are condoning cruelty toward and killing of every animal that innately attacks humans!

63 posted on 09/15/2019 6:08:54 PM PDT by mikeIII

64 posted on 09/15/2019 6:10:23 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)

no animal deserves to be tortured

Deserves to be repeated. Good post, BTW.

65 posted on 09/15/2019 6:16:38 PM PDT by mikeIII

I guess I should report myself to the local prison for what I did to an alligator gar 30+ years ago(?)

Public shaming should be sufficient for this, unless the shark is on the endangered species list.

66 posted on 09/15/2019 7:47:51 PM PDT by The Duke (President Trump = America's Last, Best Chance)

Plus, if this is accepted, where does it stop since it was so entertaining as it was seen by youth on utube?

Whoa there! Slow down and read a little. I said from the start that wanton emotion shows a lack of character and didn't ever indicate that it should be accepted.

All I have said is that there should be a reasoned response to this sort of thing. A dog or even a rabbit screams in pain if injured. I have never heard a fish scream. Tuna fish are grappled into the boats with giant hooks.

It is ludicrous to prosecute these cretins for fish cruelty when the same thing happens billions of times each day to simply feed humanity. Give them reasonable non-judicial fines, rescind their fishing licenses, publish their names in the newspapers for shame and derision and stop wasting public safety resources with court proceedings.

http://fishcount.org.uk/fish-count-estimates-2

67 posted on 09/15/2019 8:50:48 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken)

To: ConservativeMind

If they are torturing the animal, yes! There are standards for the humane slaughter of animals and, incidentally, ‘halal’ ain’t one of them.

The character who was convicted,did not do what he did to catch dinner. Neither dragging a shark from a high speed boat until it dies, nor pouring alcohol down a fish’s throat is anything but demented torture.

68 posted on 09/16/2019 5:34:51 AM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)

He was just marinating the fish inside out!

69 posted on 09/16/2019 5:41:23 AM PDT by dforest (Just shut up Obama. Maybe everyone should just shut up, even you baggybutt!)

“Give them reasonable non-judicial fines, rescind their fishing licenses, publish their names in the newspapers for shame and derision and stop wasting public safety resources with court proceedings.”

In the article it mentioned they took a “deal.” The laws in Florida for these type of actions are considered a class 3 felony which can bring 10 years in prison and a $10K fine. I’d say they did get off light.

rwood

70 posted on 09/16/2019 7:42:19 AM PDT by Redwood71

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