60 days in the hole for killing a Pelican

[gr8fl4porsche]

A homeless man was sentenced today to 60 days in jail for choking a pelican to death because he was hungry.

The District Attorney's Office said Sergio Alvarez, 30, caught the bird near the Malibu pier on Aug. 22.

About 5:50 p.m. that day, a bystander flagged down a sheriff's deputy and said a man was choking a pelican.

When the deputy showed up, the brown pelican "flapped its wings in distress until its body went limp and died," sheriff's Lt. Robert Wiard said at the time.

Alvarez first said he found the bird dead, but later admitted he caught it and killed it because he was hungry and hadn't caught any fish, a spokeswoman for the district attorney said.

Brown pelicans are protected by state law. In a Van Nuys courtroom, Alvarez pleaded no contest to animal cruelty. Judge Jessica Silvers sentenced him to 60 days in jail and a year's probation, prosecutors said.

[DARISC]

And?

[HardDrive]

He's getting 60 days worth of hot meals and a cot on the taxpayers dime. Not a bad deal, all he had to do was choke a bird.

[911Urge]

Genius - He will be out in 10 days, have 3 square meals a day and a place to sleep.

[WolfeMacleod]

Originally Posted by HardDrive

He's getting 60 days worth of hot meals and a cot on the taxpayers dime. Not a bad deal, all he had to do was choke a bird.

Could have choked a chicken in public and gotten about the same.

[Zeke]

Was he going to eat the pelican raw? Or take fish out of it. Dumb fcuk even if he does get a cot and a pile of sch!t to eat.

[varmint]

few years ago a state road crew was clearing out a homeless camp by an overpass near redlands. they found a cooking pot and a bunch of dog collars. all within a twenty minute walk of a bunch of shelters giving out free food.

[recycled sixtie]

If you have never been really hungry then you would not understand the feeling of being hungry.....
if I was in his shoes I would probably do the same.

[porsche4life]

Quote de HardDrive

He's getting 60 days worth of hot meals and a cot on the taxpayers dime. Not a bad deal, all he had to do was choke a bird.

Could have choked a chicken in public and gotten about the same.

Could have choked his own chicken and gotten way more....

[varmint]

If you have never been really hungry then you would not understand the feeling of being hungry.....

if I was in his shoes I would probably do the same.

If I was in his shoes I would have taken the twenty minute bus ride to Santa Monica and all the free food I could eat.

[widgeon13]

I don't see that anything was accomplished by this decision other than to cost the taxpayers a few bucks.

Not like the guy is a serial pelican killer.

[RWebb]

what if it was a widgeon?

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by RWebb

what if it was a widgeon?

A smidgen of widgeon is won thing (if Chinese restaurant involved, could be won ton thing).

A full blown widgeon case in court is another thing and will cause much whooping and craning of necks.

[Baz]

This is all George Bush's fault.....

[Steve Carlton]

Why can't people like this be made into plant food?

[mikeesik]

Plenty of cats and dogs out there.
They'd even might come right to you.

[chocolatelab]

i cant imagine that pelican tastes any good no matter what the marinade