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Tourist accused of hurling rock at rare Hawaiian seal was ‘brutally assaulted,’ his lawyer claims
(www.independent.co.uk)
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Information about monk seals is all over Hawaii. The idea that this guy who visits frequently and is a fisherman would not know what a monk seal is is absurd. At minimum it should be cause for him to be banned from the state for being too stupid to safely travel there.
Also, even if that wasn't a critically endangered species, attacking marine mammals of any species is still illegal. One of his charges is for violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Throwing big rocks at wild animals is a cunts act and he should reap what he's sown.
This! I don't care if it's endangered. I don't care if it's marine. I don't care if it's wild. Throwing rocks at any animal is enough to get your ass beat. Full stop.
While snorkeling at St John USVI I was following a sea turtle from a distance. It was just such a vibe to watch this thing eating the turtle grass. Then some asshole comes flailing towards the turtle with a gopro on a stick and basically starts poking it. The turtle swam away with the guy chasing it. Pissed me off so much.
I went to a bar that evening and told the bar tender this story. He stopped what he was doing and looked sternly at me. He said in that moment I witnessed the turtle being harassed, if I had swam to shore and gotten some locals to help find a ranger then the dude would have been lucky to just walk away with a large fine and not get his ass kicked by the locals as well. Bartender made me promise to report it if I saw it again.