Pro golfer charged with animal cruelty

[Wezil]

A $10K fine to be paid to the local Humane Society would be a much more suitable punishment, imho.

[Tuberski]

Originally posted by Wezil
14 months Tuberski? That doesn't seem a little much to you? It's not like he was out actually looking for hawks. He did something incredibly stupid and he should be punished for it but 14 months is just insane.

He tried to hit the bird because the bird was making noise.

But, of course 14 months is too much time, I'd give him something like 2 weeks and a fine.

ACK!

[Wezil]

Originally posted by Tuberski


He tried to hit the bird because the bird was making noise.

Yes, he was trying to film some video. He wasn't taking bets on if he could hit the bird or not.

But, of course 14 months is too much time, I'd give him something like 2 weeks and a fine.

ACK!

Any jail time is too much. Not a good use of tax money. A high fine is the way to go with this one.

[Deity Dude]

Let' see. If it were the right time of the year and he took a gun and shot a goose (migratory bird) it would be called hunting. I could never understand the hypocrisy.

[Winston]

“We look up to professional athletes and we want them to reflect the best of us as a society

I thought it said he was a golfer?

[Ben Kenobi]

Well it's important not to hunt out of season, and to hunt animals that are endangered.

I would just fine him for poaching, since technically that's what he's done here by killing an endangered species.

[Deity Dude]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
Well it's important not to hunt out of season, and to hunt animals that are endangered.

I would just fine him for poaching, since technically that's what he's done here by killing an endangered species.

I guess if you could prove that he was intentionally"hunting" the hawk. I just think it is a big deal about nothing.

[SlowwHand]

DD, he was driving golf balls at it. Intentionally.

[Deity Dude]

Is it proven he was trying to kill it or was he trying to scare it. If he was trying to kill it then give him a fine or warning for hunting out of season. It certainly doesn't deserve him having to go to jail or effectively lose his job.

[Wezil]

He was trying to scare it in a way that most sensible people would realise could cause death or harm to the bird.

I agree his actions do not deserve a jail sentence but they are deserving of punishment.

[Provost Harrison]

He killed a hawk? Are you sure he wasn't going for an eagle?

[Tuberski]

I'm also surprised that no one has mentioned the real tragedy in the story- that someone actually named their kid Jethro.

ACK!

[Provost Harrison]

I used to know someone at university called Jethro. And yes, he was from Devon (but never talked like it).

[DinoDoc]

Pff, this is animal cruelty:

(CNN) -- The military is investigating a "shocking and deplorable" YouTube video that seems to show a Marine throwing a puppy off a rocky cliff.

The black-and-white puppy makes a yelping sound as it flies through the air.

"That's mean, that was mean," one companion says off-camera, addressing the alleged puppy thrower by his last name. The fate of the animal is not known.

The Marine is identified on the video and in other Internet postings as a lance corporal stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe.

It's not clear where the video was shot, although the man who appears to throw the puppy and another Marine are in full combat gear with helmets.

YouTube.com had taken down the video by 12:30 p.m. ET Tuesday "due to terms of use violation," according to a banner on the Web site.

"This is a shocking and deplorable video that is contrary to the high standards that we set for every Marine," Marine Corps spokesman Maj. Chris Perrine said at a news conference Monday night.

We will investigate this and take appropriate actions," Perrine said.

He said the Marine is being kept safe in view of the anger over the alleged incident.

Perrine added that the majority of Marines conduct themselves honorably.

"There are many examples of Marines who adopt pets and bring them back from Iraq and demonstrate their compassion on a daily basis," he said.

If the video is deemed legitimate, the lance corporal could face a charge of conduct unbecoming a Marine, Perrine said. There could be administrative action, nonjudicial punishment or a court-martial, he added

"It's all governed by the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and anything from reduction in pay to reduction in rank to confinement to discharge from the Marine Corps" is possible, Perrine said. If others are involved, they too will be disciplined, he said.

"Certainly, there's a lot of outrage, and a lot of people are upset about it. I think every Marine is upset about this video," he said. "We hope that it turns out not to be what it looks like."

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/04/puppy.marine/index.html

[LordShiva]