So much for ‘Survival of the Fittest’
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A man who allegedly was fleeing police was attacked and killed by an alligator in a pond, Local 10 reported. Miccosukee police, assisted by Sweetwater canine units, responded to a call on the Miccosukee Indian Reservation about vehicles being broken into. Local 10’s Todd Tongen said police captured one man, but another fled on foot and dove into a retention pond. Signs warned of the danger of live alligators in the pond behind the casino and hotel. Eyewitnesses said they were shouting to the man to swim back to shore. When the man finally spotted the alligator, eyewitnesses said he screamed but then disappeared under the water. The alligator and another smaller one were later trapped and brought to All American Gator in Pembroke Park. Local 10 learned the larger alligator was well known on the reservation and employees had nicknamed it Poncho. If an alligator either digests or kills a person it’s a state law through Florida Fish and Wildlife that it be destroyed, so the alligator will be put in an incinerator or be buried, Tongen reported. All American Gator Owner Brian Wood said he’s been told to keep the alligator in storage until the Miami-Dade medical examiner can inspect the reptile. “Some gators have a nasty disposition and he was a nasty gator. He seemed to have no fear of people which indicates that he was fed,” said Wood. The body was recovered Friday by divers 50 feet below at the bottom of the lake.
Local 10 learned the man was bitten on the head several times. Miccosukee police issued a no comment statement when Local 10 inquired about the victim’s identity.
Upon stumbling on this disturbing story I almost past it up. I knew the outcome would lead to the gators death. Words cannot even begin to describe how sickened, saddened, and outraged I am by this. I have heard on countless occasions that eating meat is “survival of the fittest” and “the circle of life”. Clearly meat-eaters only mean this when it’s animals being killed not humans. This man many not have deserved to die but he willingly dove into a body of water (in Florida none the less). Even if signs weren’t posted to beware of gators this guy should have know there would be a damn good chance a gator may be lurking around. This story has inspired me to see what I can do about getting this law of legalized murder changed.
I can only imagine the horrible things that could be allowed on a bigger scale because of laws and views like this. Lets say someone were to break into my home and threaten me, lets say I or my dogs were to harm or kill this man out of fear for our protection. According to laws like this I should be the one punished for causing harm to the criminal leaving the victim no rights. Its sickening!
