Guest habs_fan1160 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/080307/oddi...a_isenhour_bird Pro golfer Tripp Isenhour, facing misdemeanor charges and possible jail time after hitting and killing a hawk that is protected by conservation laws, apologized on Thursday. The incident took place in December, when Isenhour was taping an instructional golf video at the Grand Cypress golf course in Orlando. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greek Hab Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Wait wait...he killed the bird purposely, or was it an accident? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest habs_fan1160 Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Wait wait...he killed the bird purposely, or was it an accident? I'm pretty sure it was an accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmash Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 This isn't as stupid as it sounds. It's not like he was just playing golf and hit a bird. He was purposely driving balls at the bird (although whether or not he was trying o hit it or just scare it will be the issue in court) from the article: "I want to let everyone know there was neither any malice nor deliberate intent whatsoever to hit or harm the hawk," he said in the statement. "I was trying to simply scare it into flying away. As evidenced by our family having adopted three cats from a local shelter, I am an animal lover. We ask that everyone accept my sincerest apology, and please be respectful of my family's privacy." Video sound engineer Jethro Senger, who reported the incident to authorities several days after it happened, said the red-shouldered hawk disrupted the taping with its screeching from about 300 yards away. According to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission documents, Isenhour drove closer to the bird in a golf cart and hit several balls toward it before giving up and returning to the video set. The hawk then flew closer to the crew, perching in a tree some 75 yards away. Isenhour tried again, and on his 10th attempt he hit the hawk, which fell to the ground and bled from its nostrils, Senger told investigators. Isenhour shouted "I didn't think I would hit it," the reports said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Felquiste Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 yeah. That guy played with fire! The bird was distrupting the taping of the instructional video with his screeching so he drove balls at it and ultimatelly killed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest privateserver Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 what a mean person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest habs fan #1 Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 what a mean person On a positive note when court comes off the dead birds family will receive a large sum in compesation money. It is also reported they brought the charges down from 2nd Degree Murder to Birdslaughter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 1970 Habs Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 How close did he get in the first 9 tries. If he hit the bird he was obviously aiming at it so it was intentional. Obviously he did not feel the golf ball would kill it. Dah................. A Bloody Idiot who should pay for his stupidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Keith Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 As much as he'll deny it, there was intent to hit the bird if he was shooting in it's direction. He took the assumption that it might hit the bird, so he's guilty as charged I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bobineau Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 On a positive note when court comes off the dead birds family will receive a large sum in compesation money. It is also reported they brought the charges down from 2nd Degree Murder to Birdslaughter I don't see what's funny about hitting a bird so hard that it bleeds from its nostrils to death... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest habs fan #1 Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 I don't see what's funny about hitting a bird so hard that it bleeds from its nostrils to death... I wasn't laughing at the birds death just the concept of what is going on and that was before I found out it was intentional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest habs_fan1160 Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 I don't see what's funny about hitting a bird so hard that it bleeds from its nostrils to death... Lol...it's only a bird. Thousands of birds get hit by cars each day, another million get eaten by cats or other animals...In fact I just hit a bird the other day - not on purpose of course, but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Felquiste Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Lol...it's only a bird. Thousands of birds get hit by cars each day, another million get eaten by cats or other animals...In fact I just hit a bird the other day - not on purpose of course, but still. Yeah but when a bird is protected because his specie may disapear, it's a bit different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmash Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Lol...it's only a bird. Thousands of birds get hit by cars each day, another million get eaten by cats or other animals...In fact I just hit a bird the other day - not on purpose of course, but still. Thousands of people die in car accidents every day, another million die from illness or starvation, doesn't make it funny when someone gets murdered (or I guess in this case, it would be manslaughter). Think about the arguments you're using here .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GoHabsGo_CanucksAreChoking Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 A Seagull, or a dove got hit by a baseball (by accident) and it went poof, feathers everywhere. I think it was on TSN. and some bird got hit by a guy playing tennis. Here's the video of the bird [baseball] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9HLS9kb7Z4 Sports kill.. birds. O_o And I think the reason why the Golf dude hit it is because it was making too much noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GoHabsGo_CanucksAreChoking Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 A Seagull, or a dove got hit by a baseball (by accident) and it went poof, feathers everywhere. I think it was on TSN. and some bird got hit by a guy playing tennis. Here's the video of the bird [baseball] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0cjxJU0SX8 Sports kill.. birds. O_o And I think the reason why the Golf dude hit it is because it was making too much noise. [sorry the link was messed and the edit was weird and not working, click the new link] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0cjxJU0SX8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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