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In reply to the discussion: Florida airboat captain charged with feeding the alligator that bit off his hand [View all]Ash_F
(5,861 posts)49. Maybe the practice of feeding gators is what caused this tragedy
...just one month later.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/07/10/alligator-bites-off-teens-forearm-in-attack-during-swim-in-u-s-river/
Apparently a lot of river guides have taken to feeding them.
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Florida airboat captain charged with feeding the alligator that bit off his hand [View all]
Botany
Jul 2012
OP
Since he was holding a chunk of food in the hand, it really ought to be two counts
petronius
Jul 2012
#18
I agree. I think the punishment here is the natural consequence of his action.
berni_mccoy
Jul 2012
#10
I'm a Floridian and I don't think this is a waste of money or the court's time!
Hells Liberal
Jul 2012
#33
That's odd. You can own an arsenal but the law says you can't feed and alligator.
demosincebirth
Jul 2012
#15
What if the alligator IS your arsenal? I bet the constitution doesn't cover that.
randome
Jul 2012
#17
You'd have to ask Scalia if the right to keep and bear alligators was in the
msanthrope
Jul 2012
#31
Of course they have to kill it. It bit a guys hand off who was waving a side of chicken at him.
demosincebirth
Jul 2012
#27
Someone should have told the gater that it's not polite to bit the hand that feeds it.
Kalidurga
Jul 2012
#21