Manatee found with "TRUMP" written on it

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/florida-manatee-trump.html

https://archive.md/3qwgG

The sighting in Florida this week of a manatee with “Trump” in block letters on its back has prompted an investigation and a plea for help from a nonprofit conservation group.

The Center for Biological Diversity said it was offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to a conviction “for the cruel and illegal mutilation” of a threatened manatee in the Homosassa River in Citrus County, on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission began investigating after the manatee was discovered on Sunday, the center said. The discovery was reported by the Citrus County Chronicle.

 

[Duke Nukem]

Florida Man has no respect for anybody or anything.

Don't forget that Florida has more toxic waste dumps than average, probably explains why Florida meth is extra potent.

 

[OfficerBagget]

Anyone who's moaning "Its just algae"

You're not supposed to touch the Animals. You dont want this animal approaching boats to be touched that's how many of them die. So yes even petting the damn thing to rub off some algae is bad.

Seeing how it's on the back. This guy probably surfaced next to some faggots boat and they pet the animal ignorantly teaching it to be less afraid of boats.

 

[HOMO FOR LIFE]

Trump for life....in sea!

 

[XYZpdq]

Yeah this is just fingerpainting on the algae.
The media is trying to make it sound like somebody took a machete to it or something.
That said, iirc it is illegal to poke manatees.

 

[Hollywood Hitler]

Based and manatee-pilled

 

[DeusVult]

If you are going to do a stupid shit like that, at least pick a proper manatee which deserved it. Like the one bellow:

Spoiler

 

[LurkTrawl]

Immediately made me think of this:

But for real while I know it may not seem like that big a deal, they're gentle creatures and life's hard enough for them to begin with.

 

[Unassuming Local Guy]

Anyone who's moaning "Its just algae"

You're not supposed to touch the Animals. You dont want this animal approaching boats to be touched that's how many of them die. So yes even petting the damn thing to rub off some algae is bad.

Seeing how it's on the back. This guy probably surfaced next to some faggots boat and they pet the animal ignorantly teaching it to be less afraid of boats.

People are saying "it's just algae" to counteract the misleading article. They actually used the words "cruel mutilation" to describe what happened. As far as I'm concerned that's as good as saying the letters were carved into its skin with a blade, which is a complete lie.

I don't condone this, but I don't condone making shit up because it's politically useful either.

That said...

Hey conservationist, watcha doin'?!

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

Even petting a manatee can get you six months in jail. Doesn't matter if the manatee started the petting session, either.

 

[010101]

Example of Stupid Shit People Do.

Even petting a manatee can get you six months in jail. Doesn't matter if the manatee started the petting session, either.

And that's an example of a fucked up law that doesn't have any benefit except perhaps satisfying someone's sadism or sucking out more from taxpayers. If there was no malicious intent (implied in the word "petting"), a small fine will be completely sufficient.
- The offender will learn not to do it even by paying a hundred bucks, a bigger punishment will at most just make them hate the state and police (more).
- The manatee won't become untouched, the hypothetical damage is done.
- Unlike kiddie diddlers, there's no special compulsion to pet manatees that needs to be controlled. Learning not to do it is easy.
- Imprisoning someone costs money. A trial costs money.

 

[XYZpdq]

Example of Stupid Shit People Do.


And that's an example of a fucked up law that doesn't have any benefit except perhaps satisfying someone's sadism or sucking out more from taxpayers. If there was no malicious intent (implied in the word "petting"), a small fine will be completely sufficient.
- The offender will learn not to do it even by paying a hundred bucks, a bigger punishment will at most just make them hate the state and police (more).
- The manatee won't become untouched, the hypothetical damage is done.
- Unlike kiddie diddlers, there's no special compulsion to pet manatees that needs to be controlled. Learning not to do it is easy.
- Imprisoning someone costs money. A trial costs money.

iirc there's an option for fines and it's not a mandatory prison sentence

 

[haurchefant]

Manatee did it to itself, it just identifies as a Trump supporter. Don't question the manatee's pronouns, its Trump/Trumps/Trumpself thank you, let it live its identity freely.

 

[Super-Chevy454]

Immediately made me think of this:
View attachment 1845546

But for real while I know it may not seem like that big a deal, they're gentle creatures and life's hard enough for them to begin with.

I also thought of the ones who found ideas for Family Guy writers.

https://www.bitchute.com/video/kjQCbtZijbou/

 

[DuckSucker]

I cant believe they re turning the fucking manatees gay.

Youd thought they stopped with frogs.

 

[XYZpdq]

Manatee did it to itself, it just identifies as a Trump supporter. Don't question the manatee's pronouns, its Trump/Trumps/Trumpself thank you, let it live its identity freely.

it was all those boat parades, turned them into Trump supporters

 

[Super-Chevy454]

I cant believe they re turning the fucking manatees gay.

Youd thought they stopped with frogs.

I could imagine Alex Jones singing "Turn the fucking manatees gay".

 

[haurchefant]

it was all those boat parades, turned them into Trump supporters

trump supporters turned the manatees gay

 

[mr.moon1488]

Anyone who's moaning "Its just algae"

You're not supposed to touch the Animals. You dont want this animal approaching boats to be touched that's how many of them die. So yes even petting the damn thing to rub off some algae is bad.

Seeing how it's on the back. This guy probably surfaced next to some faggots boat and they pet the animal ignorantly teaching it to be less afraid of boats.

Nigger that's retarded. There's a lot of places in Florida where they'll just kinda swim up to you, and a lot of people pet them. No one is teaching them not to be afraid of humans or boats, they just naturally are.

 

[XYZpdq]

Nigger that's retarded. There's a lot of places in Florida where they'll just kinda swim up to you, and a lot of people pet them. No one is teaching them not to be afraid of humans or boats, they just naturally are.

I usually only see the law applied to people who make a point of uploading video of themselves bugging them
but yeah manatees are kinda dumb and slow, so it's not like you have to trick them
it's like how the dodo was just "oh wow, cool. people! I wonder if they'll be my pal" and went extinct

 

[mr.moon1488]

I usually only see the law applied to people who make a point of uploading video of themselves bugging them
but yeah manatees are kinda dumb and slow, so it's not like you have to trick them
it's like how the dodo was just "oh wow, cool. people! I wonder if they'll be my pal" and went extinct

One of them scared the fuck out of me because I had my feet hanging off the dock in the water and it brushed into them. I thought it was a gator.