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Related: About this forumMan admits to killing bald eagle by shooting, running over it with 4-wheeler
[link:http://www.wxyz.com/news/national/man-admits-to-killing-bald-eagle-by-shooting-running-over-it-with-4-wheeler|
Not even Bald Eagles are safe right now. Our country is so ugly at the moment
underpants
(182,585 posts)That's a damn shame. It was taking his fish.
SCantiGOP
(13,862 posts)It was the only felony that typically drew a fine without prison time. I remember a case in the 60s where a guy shot an eagle in an enclosure at a zoo. He was about to be drafted but you are not eligible with a felony on your record. He was sentenced to the maximum 30 days in jail (apparently it now carries a year sentence) by an angry judge, but he said he was satisfied with that since refusing the draft typically drew a 5-year sentence.
Before I get blasted, I am not condoning shooting eagles in zoos; just reporting the facts.
Yonnie3
(17,419 posts)You could get that felony without hurting the bird.
Bayard
(22,004 posts)The headline is enough. No mercy for this asshole.