"I don't care, fine me. I'm rich!"

[MyManao]

His lawyer claims the defendant was protecting turtles, he was ignorant of the endangered status of the monk seal..

I can not imagine any problem that is best solved through violence. There’s just no reason for it. Of course it takes more than giving into our animalistic, fear based, instincts. But hey that’s the struggle that defines us as human. Seeing ourselves carrying a stick or throwing a stone should be enough of a clue..

And still, I can understand the desire to intercede in the course of nature. In another part of the world the sea lion’s dominance may be different than our monk seal’s dance with the honu, which might leave the situation open to misinterpretation. To me, the lawyers explanation makes way more sense than some random act against a seal. And if so, woo the trials and tribulations that poor guy is going through for acting on his instincts, regardless of how misguided they may have been.

As an aside, I find the hint that humans are somehow more sacred, important, special, than any other life form to be a symptom of a disease. The same one that has us thinking our wants and desires are worth destroying the planet over.