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BigLighthouse
Profile Joined October 2010
United Kingdom424 Posts
April 23 2012 14:37 GMT
#221
On April 23 2012 23:13 gruff wrote:
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On April 23 2012 23:03 BigLighthouse wrote:
There was a tv show in the UK where celebrities had to eat some live magots and insects and stuff in the jungle as part of a "bush tucker trial".They got applauded for doing it and that stuff got broadcast to millions of homes. this really isnt much worse :-/

According to the article, invertebrates are not illegal to eat. Apparently because it has a backbone you deserve to be punished.


Wow.. thats a weird law :S Way to go full retard again justice system
Pantythief
Profile Joined February 2012
Denmark657 Posts
April 23 2012 14:39 GMT
#222
On April 23 2012 18:29 Mallidon wrote:
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On April 23 2012 18:24 SolHeiM wrote:
I am completely behind this. I find eating any animal when it's still alive, or the torture of animals for your own amusement completely disgusting. I don't consider myself particularly oversensitive but I hope this guy gets his just deserts.

Where do you draw the line when it comes to eating things alive? You're allowed to eat a goldfish alive but not a cat or a dog? They are considered pets and you couldn't say "it's just a goldfish, after all" and then say it's not OK to consume a dog when it's alive, because then I say to you, it's just a dog, after all.

I think he should get jail time and get fined for animal cruelty.


Edit - Although I very much think that jail or a 20k punishment is WAY over the top. He's basically a Youtube attention seeker who does something a bit wacky... I don't think fining him that much is appropriate. People who cause deaths get fined less ffs.



Youtube attention seeker, eh? Sounds legit.
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JustPassingBy
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
10776 Posts
April 23 2012 14:41 GMT
#223
This is pure hypocrisy, complaining about eating a living goldfish but not about eating a living tarantula.
Besides, what about the tourists of their country who try certain japanese or chinese specialities?
Tabbris
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Bangladesh2839 Posts
April 23 2012 14:41 GMT
#224
Jail Him! Hes clearly a sociopath
hypercube
Profile Joined April 2010
Hungary2735 Posts
April 23 2012 14:41 GMT
#225
I think it's hilarious that he tries to upset people on purpose then whines when it comes back to bite him (no pun intended).

I don't care about the goldfish but I don't care about him either. People get fucked over by the law all the time. I guess when we no longer have overzealous prosecutors or lazy cops actually destroying people's lives I'll start worrying about stupid trolls getting punished a little too harsh.
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Tobberoth
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden6375 Posts
April 23 2012 14:44 GMT
#226
On April 23 2012 23:41 hypercube wrote:
I think it's hilarious that he tries to upset people on purpose then whines when it comes back to bite him (no pun intended).

I don't care about the goldfish but I don't care about him either. People get fucked over by the law all the time. I guess when we no longer have overzealous prosecutors or lazy cops actually destroying people's lives I'll start worrying about stupid trolls getting punished a little too harsh.

A little? We're talking jailtime for eating a fish here. There's a difference between thinking it's dumb that, for example, smoking weed is illegal and can get you fined, and thinking it's dumb that someone might seriously go to jail for eating a fish.
helvete
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden276 Posts
April 23 2012 14:50 GMT
#227
On April 23 2012 23:41 hypercube wrote:
I think it's hilarious that he tries to upset people on purpose then whines when it comes back to bite him (no pun intended).

I don't care about the goldfish but I don't care about him either. People get fucked over by the law all the time. I guess when we no longer have overzealous prosecutors or lazy cops actually destroying people's lives I'll start worrying about stupid trolls getting punished a little too harsh.

By that logic you shouldn't care if comedians or movie directors get jailed for upsetting people either. Now there's a brave new (old) world.
PassiveAce
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States18076 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-23 14:51:40
April 23 2012 14:51 GMT
#228
I dont see how its a big deal. If he chopped the goldfishes head off with a rusty cleaver it wouldnt have been illegal so why is just eating it live a crime? This is blowing animal rights out of proportion I think.
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helvete
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden276 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-23 14:51:25
April 23 2012 14:51 GMT
#229

On April 23 2012 23:41 hypercube wrote:
I think it's hilarious that he tries to upset people on purpose then whines when it comes back to bite him (no pun intended).

I don't care about the goldfish but I don't care about him either. People get fucked over by the law all the time. I guess when we no longer have overzealous prosecutors or lazy cops actually destroying people's lives I'll start worrying about stupid trolls getting punished a little too harsh.

By that logic you shouldn't care if comedians or movie directors get jailed for purposely upsetting people either. Now there's a brave new (old) world.
Nightfall.589
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada766 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-23 14:54:19
April 23 2012 14:52 GMT
#230
We better jail all those Koreans eating live octopus, then. (An animal that's arguably much smarter then a goldfish)

Not to mention the hypocrisy of a society that's all in support of line fishing - based on the (mistaken) belief that fish don't feel pain, no less.
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Bleak
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Turkey3059 Posts
April 23 2012 14:53 GMT
#231
First of all,we should make sure if he is actually Bear Grylls in disguise. That guy can eat anything and get away with it.



To be more serious, I don't see any problem with it. I would like it cooked before tho and probably many more than 1, perhaps 7-8 because you're not gonna be full with just one goldfish.
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Thylacine
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden882 Posts
April 23 2012 14:54 GMT
#232
It's a fucking fish. A non-intelligent, swim in circles, fish. What a horrible way to start my morning, seriously pissed off now. Anyone in this thread who says he deserves any form of punishment, you better be a vegetarian.


Sorry but I have to alert people about this madness...This ''incident'' has made me feel like hiking into the woods and spending a good 10 years away from the retarded society we all live in.

Let's hope he gets out of this mess.
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hypercube
Profile Joined April 2010
Hungary2735 Posts
April 23 2012 15:01 GMT
#233
On April 23 2012 23:44 Tobberoth wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 23 2012 23:41 hypercube wrote:
I think it's hilarious that he tries to upset people on purpose then whines when it comes back to bite him (no pun intended).

I don't care about the goldfish but I don't care about him either. People get fucked over by the law all the time. I guess when we no longer have overzealous prosecutors or lazy cops actually destroying people's lives I'll start worrying about stupid trolls getting punished a little too harsh.

A little? We're talking jailtime for eating a fish here. There's a difference between thinking it's dumb that, for example, smoking weed is illegal and can get you fined, and thinking it's dumb that someone might seriously go to jail for eating a fish.


So what, people get life in prison for stealing candy (3 strikes FTW). It might not be right, but there are 1000 times worse things happening to better people, even in civilized countries.
"Sending people in rockets to other planets is a waste of money better spent on sending rockets into people on this planet."
Myrddraal
Profile Joined December 2010
Australia937 Posts
April 23 2012 15:04 GMT
#234
On April 23 2012 22:33 FetTerBender wrote:
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On April 23 2012 22:21 Jojo131 wrote:
On April 23 2012 22:17 Nekovivie wrote:
Cats kill birds and mice all the time, most of the time they don't eat their catch, they'll just torment it while it dies slowly.

Nature is cruel. The millions of animals out there that suffer unnoticed, why do people get so emotional over one goldfish?

Because they're cute.
No seriously thats why more people care about the fish than seeing people eat cockroaches on fear factor.


Which is nothing that should have any effect on the legal side of a matter.

Most of the people i know think calfs are cute (some even find cows cute) bute love eating steaks, meat, ...

The problem with our society is, that most people get oh so sensitive when they see something which disgusts them, but are apparently able to turn their brain off whenever they want to. So all the disgusting stuff does not happen in a way where people see it, and commonly it is agreed upon that this makes disgusting stuff disappear somehow...




It's generally legal to catch and eat fish, is it legal to catch and eat dogs and cats in most places? I'm actually not sure, but different species definitely can have different legal consequences for killing them.
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Giantt
Profile Joined December 2010
Bulgaria82 Posts
April 23 2012 15:06 GMT
#235
Lets be objective and a bit scientific about the issue.
In my opinion there are at least 100 people that might have had the idea of eating a raw fish in a cruel and inhumane way just for the fun of it but watching that video it didn't seem much fun, did it? So I wouldn't look at that video and say "That guy killed a fish in a brutal way" but rather "That guy prevented a lot of people from actually doing this" - just like some TV shows where they put aluminum foil, CDs or other crap in the microwave - so that everyone could see it and dont try it themselves.
About the topic of punishment - did you actually watch the video - the guy was gonna throw up couple of times and looked quite miserable during the eating - I would call that enough punishment.
xwoGworwaTsx
Profile Joined April 2012
United States984 Posts
April 23 2012 15:07 GMT
#236
wOW, I DONT know which is more horrible, people getting all riled up on this, or this being news at all
Maxtor
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom273 Posts
April 23 2012 15:08 GMT
#237
I wouldn't do it nor would i recommend anyone else to do this, however when one looks at commercial paultry farming, that looks pretty cruel, crustaceans are cooked alive at most restaurants and thats considered fine, but an individual seeking attention eating one live gold fish deserves this? Gold fish have experiance far worse treatment at the hands of incompetent owners who receive no punishment, The law should be consistant.
tab420
Profile Joined June 2011
Canada42 Posts
April 23 2012 15:10 GMT
#238
lol have these ppl never watched the discovery channel it looks a 100x more painful to get eaten by a lion or croc wtf lol all the guy did was bite the fish >< how is that cruel they want him to swallow the fish n choke on it instead?
beachbeachy
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States509 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-23 15:20:35
April 23 2012 15:12 GMT
#239
It offends me that people are offended over this.

'Animal cruelty' because it's alive? How do you think we kill fish before we eat them? We don't go around to every fucking fish and deliver a nice and clean coup de grace; We pick them up by the thousands and let them suffocate on the deck of a boat.

People are too quick to forget nature. Our ancestor's didn't have time for this squabble because they were too busy hunting and killing animals - it was a fight for their lives.
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xwoGworwaTsx
Profile Joined April 2012
United States984 Posts
April 23 2012 15:18 GMT
#240
On April 24 2012 00:12 beachbeachy wrote:
It offends me that people are offended over this.

exactly, amen brah
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