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https://nypost.com/2018/11/04/falcon-clings-to-life-after-army-cadets-air-force-prank-goes-wrong/Sometimes a friendly prank between two football rivals can go too far.
That seemed to be the case recently when one of the Air Force Academys real-life falcon mascots was seriously hurt during a prank before the annual rivalry football game against Army, in upstate New York, according to an Air Force Academy official.
The falcon, a 22-year-old bird named Aurora, suffered unspecified injuries to both wings after being stolen by Army cadets, the Gazette of Colorado Springs, Colo., reported. The injuries were described as life-threatening.
Aurora was being flown back to Colorado to see a specialist at the Air Force Academy, according to Troy Garnhart, associate athletic director for strategic communications at the school
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StarryNite
(9,363 posts)exboyfil
(17,857 posts)Breaking and Entering, Grand Theft, and not to mention possessing a protected species without the appropriate licenses.
This reminds of the Southern Mississippi frat that took a flamingo from the zoo. The bird had to be put down. The principal instigator plead guilty to felony grand larceny and the other frat members were put in a diversion program.
lapfog_1
(29,166 posts)if not a crime in Colorado it should be.
jmowreader
(50,447 posts)...that the cadets responsible are being busted to private and turned into supply room soldiers, cooks, fabric repair specialists or warehousemen after attending basic training. I don't want them kicked out of the service. I want them given the shittiest jobs the Army has so they have three years to reflect on their misdeeds.
Just a Weirdo
(488 posts)is dishonorable discharge on those involved on the prank and a criminal charges for cruelty to animals and violations of the Endangered Species Act.
jeffreyi
(1,934 posts)Despicable bastards.
exboyfil
(17,857 posts)Grand Theft is what the Southern Mississippi frat member got for taking a flamingo from the zoo. His frat buddies got a diversion program.
Theft charges usually have more penalty that animal cruelty. The Federal crime on the Endangered Species Act might be the biggest hammer.
JHB
(37,128 posts)Maybe not, but seems like.
BannonsLiver
(16,161 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,207 posts)"Seemed like a good idea at the time."
Just a Weirdo
(488 posts)"Hold mah beer"
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)ThoughtCriminal
(14,009 posts)Specifically "Billy the Goat" from the Naval Academy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_the_Goat#The_kidnappings_of_Bill
I was under the impression that the practice ended after 1995 orders from the Pentagon, but apparently, it resumed in 2002.