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Accused emu killer Jacob MacDonald says running down emus ‘funny at the time’
Adelaide Now ^ | 9/22/18

Posted on 09/22/2018 3:02:15 PM PDT by LibWhacker

A VICTORIAN man who deliberately ran down emus in his ute on a country road near the South Australian border has said his actions were the “biggest stuff up” of his life.

Jacob MacDonald, 20, was charged with numerous animal cruelty and traffic offences on Friday after the video he filmed of himself running over the emus went viral on social media.

MacDonald, pictured, is from Cowangie, a small town only kilometres from the South Australian border.

Yesterday, speaking publicly for the first time since the incident, he said that while running down the emus as they crossed Pallarang Rd had seemed funny at first, reality soon caught up with him.

“I thought they would get out the way but nah, they just stayed there,” MacDonald told Channel 7. A screenshot from the video footage of the emus being run down.

“To start with it was funny, I pulled up to see that they were all dead, but it wasn’t too funny after that. It’s the biggest stuff up of my life. I’m not proud of it, it was a silly idea.”

The video was posted to social media, causing wide spread disgust and condemnation. The RSPCA on Friday confirmed that the footage, which they labelled as shocking and horrific, had led to a nationwide investigation to find the man.

Victorian Police based out of Ouyen, near Mildura, questioned MacDonald and charged him with several offences. He will appear in court in November.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: australia; downunder; emu; killer
Videos at the source link.
1 posted on 09/22/2018 3:02:15 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker

If there are no other countries on that continent why is there a border?


2 posted on 09/22/2018 3:03:42 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: LibWhacker

Disgusting. Bet makes his parents proud.


3 posted on 09/22/2018 3:08:22 PM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!y)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Reread the statement and put on your thinking cap.


4 posted on 09/22/2018 3:27:36 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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To: LibWhacker

Understatement to say there’s something terribly wrong there:

https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/21/friends-defend-man-filmed-mowing-down-helpless-emus-in-his-4x4-7966188/


5 posted on 09/22/2018 3:47:19 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: LibWhacker
“To start with it was funny, I pulled up to see that they were all dead, but it wasn’t too funny after that. It’s the biggest stuff up of my life. I’m not proud of it, it was a silly idea.” The video was posted to social media

I don't for a moment believe him. He still thought it was funny after running them over - until people reacted negatively. Otherwise he would have known not to post it on social media.

6 posted on 09/22/2018 4:09:20 PM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: LibWhacker

What sport. (@$$h0!e)


7 posted on 09/22/2018 4:30:11 PM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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8 posted on 09/22/2018 4:36:38 PM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

State border, I guess


9 posted on 09/22/2018 4:41:18 PM PDT by SauronOfMordor (Socialists want YOUR wealth redistributed, never THEIRS!)
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To: SaveFerris

Wow

I hope this is a life-changing event for him and gets him on the right track.


10 posted on 09/22/2018 5:00:23 PM PDT by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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To: LibWhacker

Geico thought it was hilarious.


11 posted on 09/22/2018 5:19:20 PM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: LibWhacker

Australian authorities went to war against the emus in 1932 to end crop destruction and to curb the population.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War

Even machine guns couldn’t stop them. Bounties and fencing were the only effective measures. Once upon a time…


12 posted on 09/22/2018 8:37:41 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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Ah, yes the Emu War. The worst military defeat in Australian history.


13 posted on 09/23/2018 4:50:52 AM PDT by ferret_airlift
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