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Florida man who shot and poisoned dolphins sentenced to 1 month (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Zackery Brandon Barfield opened fire while two elementary school-age children were on board and, separately, while more than a dozen fishermen were aboard boats he operated, prosecutors said.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

1 month for illegal pesticide use and illegal killing of a marine species seems very light sentencing. In Canada if you "hunted" illegally you also lose your firearms, the boat you used, etc.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

That'd be great, but here they intentionally seem to let the worst ones off lightly.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

that is still one more month than cops that kill innocent civilians

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

What a piece of shit Zackery Brandon Barfield is.