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Originally posted by LordEden
I can understand everyone who push animal rights up in arms cause he "aimed" for the bird, but come on! I would be willing to bet some kids/teens are outside right now throwing rocks at dogs/cats/birds/whatever and they are not going to jail, comm. sevice and/or a fine but no one would care this must much.
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If they were throwing rocks at and killing endangered species, then yes, they should be punished. Baseball players (and all athletes) are in the spotlight constantly, so it is only fitting that if they break rules/laws they should be punished. Everyone that breaks laws should be punished, it's just a matter of who witnesses the crimes.
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I knew a guy once who would hit animals that wouldn't get out of the way of his truck, and he would keep score... so does that make him a serial killer?
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If he was hitting endangered species with his truck intentionally, then yes, I would argue he is a criminal in the same sense that the player above is.
I look down on people that abuse animals, so I am abviously biased, but then again so is everyone. This guy was in the spotlight, and he did something stupid and that the judge ruled was a second-degree misdemeanor. Whether that is right or not is debateable, but it is what the ruling was.
Am I in support? Sure am. I am almost always in support of rulings that help cut down on needless abuse or killing of animals.