A 38-year-old Washington man has been arrested for allegedly throwing a rock at a monk seal on the shores of Maui in early May, an incident that was caught on video and quickly went viral.
The monk seal is well-known to locals who have named her “Lani.”
Special agents with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration arrested Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk near Seattle on Wednesday, May 13. Lytvynchuk, 38, is a resident of Covington, Wash., roughly 30 miles southeast from Seattle.
On May 5, bystanders took video of a man walking along the beach in the Lahaina area of Maui as he followed a monk seal, Lani, in the nearby shallow water. The seal was swimming and pushing a log. The man then took a large rock — one witness described it as the size of a coconut — and threw it at the seal, nearly hitting its head. The seal was startled and reared out of the water. Lani was motionless for a time, avoiding the shore, after the scare.
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Time to tie the fine to a fraction of percent worth, like how the Europeans do it.
Only the finns.
Someone needs to fish the rock out, hand it back to him and drop him in the arctic. Let him argue with a polar bear on how is wealth protects him.
Alternatively, mob justice.
Apparently after this he also hit some locals on their fists with his face. I hope the seal and their fists are okay.
He’s the one who got the beating after the locals found out about it and he told them that he doesn’t care about getting fined because he’s rich.
You may need to take a second read of the comment you’re replying to.
damn
That’ll get you killed on my beach.
Biggest issue is keiki and tourists crowding the seals when they come on shore to take pictures, and the seals get nervous and head back into the water. But sometimes you get local kine just as disrespectful.
But also…
Special agents with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration arrested Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk near Seattle
wut…
Fun fact: NOAA, although not a military service, is considered one of the 8 “uniformed services” of the US, which includes the 5 military services, the Coast Guard, NOAA, and the US Public Health Service.
Wait so they actually have official uniforms? I know the Surgeon General has a very cool military looking one
They do. Here’s the official photo of the current Director of the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps, Rear Admiral Chad M Cary.
yeah, I’ll take them (whatever the hell they are) over ice/cbp any fucking day.
“now go forth and make the world a better place!”
I just imagine them handing out some Beretta 9mm’s to some lab technicians who typically work with ice cores or something and them being told “You’re getting sent to Seattle. Find this guy”
As it so happens, it did nearly kill him. Some locals beat the shit out of him afterwards.
But hey, he said he could afford the fine, so I’m sure he could afford the medical bills too.
Seriously infuriating.
Wrong sub then.
He will be appointed the new head of US Fish & Wildlife
Let’s throw the book at this guy like he threw rocks at that seal. Fucking piece of shit.
is a resident of Covington, Wash.
That tracks.
Does it? I just looked it up and it’s by Kent, yeah? I’ve never heard of it.
washington man sounds like florida man to me, and that guy better have a joint and a Rainier while wearing a hoodie, not this nutsack - he’s some russian shitbag who’s living in washington state. he’s not… washington man…
Ukrainian. But hey, don’t let facts get in the way, they’re our greatest allies.
well slava ukraine but fuck this guy.
Uh huh.
look mom! a lemmy.ca shitbag trying desperately to stir shit up.
Garbage human. I hope karma catches him.
Throw his ass in the volcano.
Alleged? There is video of it.
Legal jargon. You have to say “alleged” until he’s proven guilty in a court of law, no matter how compelling the evidence is
Thank you.
When animals attack, that shit is funny. Love watching people getting fuckin owned by animals. I wonder why?
NOAA has cops?
Sentence him to a high security mental ward.
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