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Simon Paul and Travis John Branson were indicted for allegedly gunning down thousands of birds, including eagles protected by federal law, over the course of several years.

A grand jury indicted two men on charges of going on a yearslong "killing spree" of federally protected eagles and selling "this country's national symbol" on the black market, court documents revealed.

Simon Paul and Travis John Branson were each charged last week with one count of alleged conspiracy and 13 counts of violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act.

Federal prosecutors said they have messages from Branson stating that he was "committing felonies" and "telling buyers he was 'on a killing spree' to obtain eagle tail feathers for future sales."

Branson would travel from Washington state to the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana to meet up with Paul who'd "help kill, transport and ship bald and golden eagles for future sales on the black market," according to the indictment.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Welp… ya gotta have a hobby.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Can I suggest volunteering or a nice stamp collection?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Oh I’ve got a hobby thanks. Perhaps these gentlemen might wish to try something else.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

No shit, Sherlock. What's the point of your comment?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Some people have zero respect for their own lives, and by extension, any living thing. Money insidiously affects all, whether you're a have or a have not.

We must try our best to nurture and understand our world instead of "conquering" it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Bald Eagles are pests in some of Alaska. They violated the law and so are poachers, but how is this ethically different from working at a slaughterhouse?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I love animals, i eat them, i don't care if they rot away in a factory farm and never saw the sunlight, but man i do really care and love animals. Right, got it.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

Did you stretch before you got to twisting?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It’s not enough to destroy the earth. The ruling class needs hunting trophies of the species they’re driving extinct.

Our world is ruled by evil sociopaths. That’s the unifying theory that explains everything. Ruthless sociopaths with infinite money have declared war on the planet and everything that lives here.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The ruling class needs hunting trophies of the species they’re driving extinct.

Bald Eagles are not endangered.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Niether are filthy rich sociopaths. Maybe we should do something about that.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What do the filthy rich have to do with this?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

Who do you think is paying these chucklefucks to murder birds? It's not poor people with no money...