Headhunter Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 His eyes look a little blurry in the video... just sayin! HH
LeXXington Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 The guy is taking the "media trashing" he deserves. The person did a stupid thing and is getting super punished. Wish people who robbed, killed, and other nasty things got this much attention.
ld17 Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 The guy is taking the "media trashing" he deserves. The person did a stupid thing and is getting super punished. Wish people who robbed, killed, and other nasty things got this much attention. true
Terry Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 Of course his eyes where blurry Killing Muskie is the the same as smoking pot Everyone does it. Lol.
Bernie Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 He would have been better off not responding. Most people can see right through that apology.
Lape0019 Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) He would have been better off not responding. Most people can see right through that apology. Agreed. While I can see why he appologized now, if any of his story was fact, why not just try to explain that to the two guys who confronted him in the first place? They actually started quite diplomatic. It only started getting a little confrontational a bit later. Because he is full of it, thats why... Edited September 11, 2014 by Lape0019
thegrumpyfisherman Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 Regardless of what he did, can you imagine how this can happen to anyone these days? I'm really not into this new technology driven public lynching game we play. The guy killed a fish, something everyone in this forum has done, and he wakes up the next morning getting publicly lynched, charged, and made famous as an evil jerk. All from a day out in the boat with his buddy. This could happen to anyone on this forum. Why we have this appetite to completely destroy lives over next to nothing these days is beyond me.
Roe Bag Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 yes the boat was borrowed. the owners very upset naturally.. he,is living in terror from public comments.. the boat would be best painted re-registered.. as for the crocodile tears from the guy involved. well you be the judge. If in fact the boat was borrowed, then what choice did he have? He would have to come forward just to get the actual owner off the hook.
lew Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 The guy killed a fish, something everyone in this forum has done, WRONG...he intentionally killed an UNDERSIZED fish, which I doubt everyone on this board has done.
thegrumpyfisherman Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) WRONG...he intentionally killed an UNDERSIZED fish, which I doubt everyone on this board has done. And what is the punishment for that Lew? Since everyone loves quoting the law here... I'm pretty sure its a fine. And what does he get? Two storys in a city newspaper, likely thousands of death threats, discussions and postings all over the internet that can never be removed, and where does it end? Maybe his boss sees it and decides he needs to be removed? Maybe his family disowns him? Maybe he gets spit on in the street? I condone the fine, the rest to me is disgusting for killing one fish. And I will add that I don't even kill for eating, legal or not that annoys me as well. Like others have said how does one justify all this for what he actually did? Edited September 11, 2014 by thegrumpyfisherman
lew Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 Grumpy, I replied because you said everyone on this board has killed a fish, I said everyone on this board HASN'T killed and undersized fish. BIG difference
AKRISONER Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 I cant say that I am not a fan of the idea of this "internet lynching" idea. I wish no harm or anything upon this individual, but in this day and age, its a great deterent for others to not conduct themselves in the same fashion. Hopefully someone else out there that likes to illegally kill fish will reconsider after seeing this. If it does happen, then this is all worth it.
thegrumpyfisherman Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) Grumpy, I replied because you said everyone on this board has killed a fish, I said everyone on this board HASN'T killed and undersized fish. BIG difference I'm not arguing that I hate what he did Lew, sorry if it came across wrong as well. I am just part of the minority that thinks this has gone wayyyyy beyond what's reasonable. Laws change, 12 months ago I could keep a 14" fish from Nippissing, today someone could GoPro me and I could be on the front page of the paper and subject to the same thing as this guy. You may not think its the same thing but I'm sure someone would send me a death threat over it. I just hate public lynchings. I know they are a part of what we are turning into like it or not, but hate it none the less. Edited September 11, 2014 by thegrumpyfisherman
Acountdeleted Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 And we're back.................
Handlebarz Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 KARMA is what this breaks down to. The guy is well known where he lives for doing things like this and others that might come out later. This is his Karma biting him in the Arse.
JoshS Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 I'm glad it was made very public. Hopefully some leasons will be learned. As for the apology, give me a break. What he did and his reaction is cleary indicative of the kind of person he is. Good on those guys that confronted him.
davey buoy Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 Let's all remember why this is happening?,HE CAUGHT A UNDERSIZED FISH,clubbed it than threw it back in the water.Let's not be to sorry for this man.Could of easily just released it.Hope he gets all that is coming to him.
FrankTheRabbit Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 In the video, he did say he wasn't "really" that sort of person, but not far from the truth. Three dollar bill, swampland for sale, horsefeathers, etc, they all accurately apply to his "apology".
creditmaster Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 that was a fake apolagy to get peeps of his back i hope the condemm his licence
MrSimon Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 Doesn't anyone else find it ridiculous that, due to an internet outcry from un-involved people, a guy ends up issuing a video apology through a major newspaper ...... all for killing a fish?!?!?!? I'm all for conservation and C&R, but this has gotten blown WAY WAY WAY out of proportion. Frankly, I blame the guys who posted the video. They did the right thing by taking down the boat registration number and reporting the offense to the MNR. But posting the video to YouTube and FaceBook was a very bad idea.
Gnote Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 Im glad they did, he got what he deserved. I too hope this would deter some from the same sort of activities. I do feel sorry for the guy who lent him the boat however. That is very unfortunate
Old Ironmaker Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 Mr Simon, why was it a bad idea? If they hadn't of done what they did he would be out there clubbing fish today and tomorrow. It's not as much as what he did it is more about why he did it. Yes it's just 1 small fish, if he did the same to a fluffy puppy or kitten wow then you would have the world at his doorstep for certain. It is 2014 not 1914, social media is a powerful thing and whether I like it or not, and I don't, it's here and here to stay. I don't understand your stance, you blame the guys that posted the video??? For what exactly?
kickingfrog Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 No legal expectation of privacy while out in public.
Roe Bag Posted September 11, 2014 Report Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) Im glad they did, he got what he deserved. I too hope this would deter some from the same sort of activities. I do feel sorry for the guy who lent him the boat however. That is very unfortunate The "Wall Of Shame". Exactly where he and many others like him belong. If you can't play by the rules then you shouldn't be allowed to play the game. Good timing too. Hopefully some of the snaggers out there will be detered. The more "Big Brother Is Watching", the better it will be for the sport Edited September 11, 2014 by kwikfish
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