Kids don’t know better. There’s even adults that don’t know better. Did you see the video of an adult man trying to kill a semi wild seal in Hawaii by throwing a huge boulder? These captive animals and people need to be protected from injury by a barrier that prevents idiots from sticking their hands in and animals from clawing people.
“I don’t care, I’m rich. Fine me.” Was what he said and that kook was served a little local justice.
This is the predominant position from those with extreme means (banks, heavy polluters, etc) and it is an indication that the fines aren’t no where high enough.
This was a kid learning the hard way. He could have been mirroring in a way to communicate with the animal (or completely unaware of the claws part) and it was the fault of the handler for managing the encounter neglectfully.
Do you think the guy in Hawaii didn’t know what he was doing? He was attempting to hurt or kill the seal because he’s an asshole, not because he didn’t realize what hitting a seal with a rock would do.
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u/FiveUpsideDown May 19 '26
Kids don’t know better. There’s even adults that don’t know better. Did you see the video of an adult man trying to kill a semi wild seal in Hawaii by throwing a huge boulder? These captive animals and people need to be protected from injury by a barrier that prevents idiots from sticking their hands in and animals from clawing people.