I don’t agree, but I understand
psycho behavior.
Absolutely. It’s fucking unhinged.
Thank you! Somebody said it
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yeah its something where me and my friends would be laughing so hard.
GASP!
Crime of passion
The Passion of the Gull
Shoudinta pinched me chip
To be fair you could probably one punch a seagull and one punch seems completely reasonable for something stealing your pastry.
Animal cruelty is a sign of psychopathy. You’re probably kidding, but the idea triggers me a little
I can’t bear it, would you please clutch my pearls for me?
This is literally the most polarised comment section I’ve seen. Both sides of the argument for and against the killing are getting downvotes out the wazoo
There: 🫴🔪
Pick your side.
I am for smacking the seagulls. One smack is enough. Beating it to death or slamming into a wall is overkill.
It’s still senseless, while being willfully cruel and violent; it’s just a smaller magnitude in the same wrong direction.
I don’t think so. It’s my food and if a seagull comes in to steal it it’s getting smacked away. It is the way of life. You think a different animal would let a seagull steal its food? I doubt it. And my benevolence only stretches so far.
The situation isn’t that a gull is trying to take your stuff, it is that they already have and the person is seeking revenge.
There’s ‘smacked away’ and then there is ‘repeatedly punched so hard that it’s chest cavity caves in’ though.
Did you not read my original comment? I am against reducing the seagull to a pulp.
Yes, I was just pointing out that the dude in the article didn’t just ‘smack away’ the seagul, so we agree.
I’m thinking I worded my reply badly, making it sound like a counterpoint when it wasn’t.
Oh, absolutely.
Beating it to death is ‘overkill’ though if your intention was simply to ‘make it sorry’.
Tbh, reading this thread it seems like a lot of people don’t feel able to pull their punch accurately enough to both make a seagull regret taking your food and not injure it in the process.
I mean, if you’re really angry, and you’ve physically caught it, what’s wrong with screaming in it’s face then throwing it into the air. It’ll be off like a bat out of hell after that.
But at the end of the day, it’s a bit of food, not even worth doing the above either but I guess it depends on your anger management skills.
You underestimate the resilience of wild animals. A slap will only do them good.
It always harms us when we engage in cruelty and violence.
Nah man sometimes that’s the only common language.
BTW your downvote is cruel.
No, my downvote is not cruel. You are engaging in absurdity and frivolity to distract yourself because you are not willing to emotionally process what is actually a very difficult topic, one’s own cruelty and violence. Like a child, you just say whatever obvious nonsense comes to mind. The content of what you say isn’t important, as long as it functions as a distraction.
Whether or not it’s “the only way” does not attempt to refute my point that it harms the person doing it. There is a cost. That’s just more misdirection.
Ultimately you will “win” every argument this way, because bad speech is cheaper than good speech, and you can just keep saying nonsense until the problem goes away. Congratulations, you found the loophole to never having to have a real thought.
On the other hand: It will never steal anything ever again.
Okay, Ender Wiggin.
I hate to be that guy but beating it to death is ‘kill’.
Beating it to death, then continuing to beat it some more… that is ‘overkill’
No, its a message to its friends.
40 bucks on the monkey in the blue fez!
I always forget how heated stuff about seagulls get. I do hope some people are just playing into the bit, because otherwise…
I’m fer it.
I’m again’ it.
But I’m fer it.
You can’t do that? I thought it was pretty badass, actually.
I’m an animal lover, but seagulls are a different story. They’re the MAGAs of the bird world, and it’s okay to smack one around if you catch one stealing from you.
They’re the MAGAs of the bird world
lol
That’s… a wild take.
EDIT: Yeah, I guess they are.
How so exactly? Super loud, consume garbage, annoy everybody, nobody likes them. Seems fairly accurate.
Okay. You’ve convinced me!
I grew up around the great salt lake where there are hordes of these mother fuckers, if you don’t despise them as the devil spawn that they are then you’ve never had to deal with them. I love animals, but I would support a seagull specific genocide.
Wow, that got dark quick. From fuck seagulls to genocide in the blink of an eye.
They drew first blood… they drew first blood…
See, this guy gets it. [Fist bump]
Would you say it’s… Unhinged?
I was mugged by a gang of gulls in California. One swooped in and kicked over my fries, then the rest rushed in to grab what they could. A family at the next table rescued me. “Circle the wagons,” the dad said.
Nah they’re protected species in the UK. Idk what the law looks like elsewhere. It does seem a little cruel to punch the bird and it not die and then leave it to go wander off and die from its internal injuries. I’d have more respect it dude just broke its neck and have it a quick death.
Kind of reminds me of Canadian geese in the USA, I wish I could kill those bastards but they’re protected. I don’t know if it’s possible to get a license to kill them or not, depends on how they’re protected and the legislation around it - I’m too lazy to bother with any of that and don’t hunt so wouldn’t go through the hoops anyways. Those things are a menace and mean as hell a lot of times but you just live with it.
I’m curious now though if the USA has protections for seagulls or not.
Yes, all types of gulls are protected by US federal law.
Seagulls and most other gull birds are not protected under federal law, however disrupting/modifying wildlife of any kind (including seagulls) without a permit is illegal. However on a state level some do protect many gulls including seagulls while also controlling their population to reduce nuisance.
Then you have places like Florida, where seagulls are not even protected under the local animal cruelty act. You could torture them for being the scavenger animals they are and not get into any trouble at all. It’s really sickening.
I’m not an ornithologist and have no idea how many species of gulls there are or whether they’re all protected, but yes a number of gulls, if not all, are protected in the US by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 plus various amendments. There’s a list here:
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-10/subpart-B/section-10.13
Fair, but seagulls are not migratory and aren’t in the list far as we see (unless we’re blind)
As someone from Florida, this is a true, but once you have been the victim of, or seen families become victims of, a swarm of these assholes, you can understand people reacting violently. As another commenter said: I disagree, but I understand. For me personally, when I would go to the beach, if I saw 30+ seagulls sitting on the beach, I’d tell the kids “sorry, not today” and we’d leave. They are that bad.
What? Why? There are literal flock of seagulls. We ain’t gonna run out of em.
Exactly! Are fucking rats protected under federal law now too?
See the slush fund and current administration
Well there goes my dreams of building the ultimate gull crushing machine :(
In Denmark they’re everywhere in the cities too, only thing more frequent then these shitbirds is rats.
In seattle seagulls are rain forcasters. When you hear their cries, rain is usually on the way within an hour or two.
You can hunt Canadian geese in Canada ironically. They’re apparently not bad eating and the bag limit is 2-4 depending on which province.
yes but you can only hunt them ironically.
True. The nonironic bag limit is 0
… Why do you have this need to harm animals for behaving like animals? Did your mother not love you or something?
Seriously, you think it’s normal wanting to kill animals just because something a few of them did annoyed you?
They didn’t attack you
They didn’t shit all over you
And even if they did… It’s animals doing their thing, just let them. Whatever you think these birds did to you I guarantee you that humanity has treated them a hundred times worse. If anything, birds do have a reason to kill us
Found the Jainist
You forget, we are animals. And deep inside we still have those primal moments. Where don’t fuck with my chip or I’ll fuck you into the afterlife.
Why are you trying to lecture that animal about animals? Did he shit all over you?
Seagulls are essentially rats in sailor suits, except a LOT more aggressive.
Oi!
So you’re not really an animal lover
Some animals are more equal than others
But you want to treat some animals as though they have no moral value whatsoever.
The gall of using Orwell for your self-deluding sophistry
Mostly mammals.
Im a human lover, but __________ are a different story.
Hits so much different…
I’m an animal lover
written with the flesh of vulnerable individuals still rotting between your teeth
They have good taste, that is why they love them.
You taste exactly the same to me.
I dunno, I am a bit old and sinewy to be honest. You probably want to cannibalize someone a bit tastier. Perhaps if you slow cook me it would turn out better.
Fine, your children then. IDC, whatever, life is meaningless to people like you and me when sensory pleasure is involved. Serve them up, yum. I love your children.
Exploiting the body of a vulnerable individual and causing them grievous harm because it feels good to you has a lot of names, and they all apply to you.
Oof not sure how we got from harming a seagull to killing and eating children. Seems like an unnecessary escalation.
Not sure why I am getting so much animosity here as my reply was pretty much a joke. But sure, all that is bad is me and you are a saint for talking about killing and eating my children. Cheers!
Isn’t this a sign of early psychopaths? To kill animals without remorse.
No, they go looking for them.
This is a sort of energy we need to be bringing to the US World cup. Give the cops something to really worry about.
Seems like a somewhat bad idea. US law enforcement don’t get punished for murdering US citizens. They probably wouldn’t care about using overly aggressive tactics for even benign situations.
…just like seagulls, the lot’ofem!
The people that are self righteous here should reevaluate eating meat if they eat meat. Most of your arguments could be made against butchering animals for food.
Oh but that cruelty is outsourced, you see, that makes it “civilised”
Watched The Lighthouse one time too much eh?
yep, alas this comment section is a goldmine to block overly violent men.
Blockemall I says!
Hey, so your comments so far have been inflammatory and egging on, with a clear disregard for the actual situation unfolding.
I did appreciate some of your posts in the past, thus why I write this, but alas, you’re included.
HAHAHAHAHA!
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misandry isn’t real you absolute loser
ofc this crybaby is now in my dms whining about oppression against men lol
Oh shush, don’t you know she’s oppressed?
Completely reasonable and understandable
Good riddance. Fucking birds should’ve gone extinct sixty-five million years ago with the rest of their misbegotten ilk.
Inferiority complex.
Seagull fucked around and found out.
