If anything, it probably makes it more illegal. Because now he’s admitting to intentionally throwing a rock at an endangered seal and at an endangered sea turtle.
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GarboDog@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoEven if that was true, isn’t that still illegal?
mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
GarboDog@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That’s true, didn’t think of that angle too. Plus with him admitting in the video that he didn’t really care it’ll be hard to push that it was in good faith
Railcar8095@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Most likely, yes. But might help to reduce the penalty
GarboDog@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Hope not, should actually get punished just as much as we do
FrChazzz@lemmus.org 2 weeks ago
Totally. Not trying to defend the guy, just sharing the story. Just seems super convenient. Why not tell the people yelling at you that you’re trying to protect the turtles? Why are we only now hearing about this? Seems like the sort of story one of my kids would come up with to try and get themselves off the hook.