- Oct 9, 1999
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Law students decapitate exotic bird in Vegas zoo and then laugh about it.
Gee, I wonder if alcohol was involved?
Gee, I wonder if alcohol was involved?
If they get a felony conviction (probably not, though), they would likely never be admitted to the bar in most states.
Cruelty to animals is defined as: “Overdrive, overload, torture, cruelly beat or unjustifiably injure, maim, mutilate or kill an animal, whether belonging to himself or to another; deprive an animal of necessary sustenance, food or drink, or neglect or refuse to furnish it such sustenance or drink; or abandon an animal” or cause, instigate or encourage such acts. The first offense is a Misdemeanor with a $200 to $1000 fine, imprisonment from 2 days to 6 months, and community service of 48 to 120 hours.
These are the same people who will one day get the next Casey Anthony or OJ set free
Why would this be a felony? Guinea are livestock.
Its like a neighbor killing a chicken, goat, horse, dog,,, they would have to pay replacement cost, and some other fine.
Guinea are not rare or exotic animals, they are common livestock.
This was the beheading of an animal in a wildlife habitat/zoo you fool not some farm. One of the charges they are facing is "willful and malicious torture or killing of wildlife"
I went back and edited my post, added a quote, and included a link to the Nevada criminal code.
Killing the Guinea was a misdemeanor.
Your own conscience should have told you that what they did was wrong. Only when you discovered it was an offense in Nevada's book is when you agreed with the students being charged with crimes. Forget about the law but think morally: The two decapitated a bird for kicks, do you understand what is wrong with that?