Taylor Martin & Seth Stephenson Jump On Top Of Manatees, Film And Post To Facebook

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Two 22-year-old men accused of luring and leaping on top of an adult manatee and a calf were sentenced today.

Taylor Blake Martin, of Alabama, and Seth Andrew Stephenson, of Rockledge, previously pleaded guilty to harassing an endangered species, according to the Department of Justice.

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found a video posted on Facebook showed one man luring the two manatees with a water hose and another jump off a Cocoa Beach dock and cannonball the pair. Investigators determined Stephenson lured the lumbering aquatic mammals. Martin hopped in and landed on the back of the adult manatee as they swam away.

According to a release, Martin commented on the video post: "hahaha…in my debue [sic] as tayla the manatee slaya…im f---- ready to cannonball on every manatee living yewwww."

Manatees are protected under the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

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"There's absolutely no excuse for this type of reckless behavior with any wildlife species, but particularly those that are endangered," Ken Warren, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spokesperson, said in a release. "We hope these sentences serve as a reminder of that and as a deterrent to anyone thinking of harassing or bothering, in any way, manatees or any type of wildlife."

http://www.floridatoday.com/story/n...-who-cannonballed-manatee-sentenced/10795763/

 

[Krystal]

Dipshits.

 

[Satanica]

They must live in their own little Idaho not to know this was illegal. Not that they would care.

 

[Valasca]

Glad they were stupid enough to film it.

 

[n0longerinuse]

Glad they were stupid enough to film it.

This "do it for the vine" shit that's become a trend is just getting more and more fucktards caught...

 

[Keepalowprofile]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found a video posted on Facebook showed one man luring the two manatees with a water hose

I don't know anything about manatees. But, I'm dumbfounded on how someone could lure one with a hose.

Anyone have any insight on the subject of manatees and hoses.

 

[Valasca]

I don't know anything about manatees. But, I'm dumbfounded on how someone could lure one with a hose.

Anyone have any insight on the subject of manatees and hoses.

They like to drink out of hoses.

http://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=wdZxPdRFkP4

 

[Keepalowprofile]

They like to drink out of hoses.

http://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=wdZxPdRFkP4

Thanks.

I can't watch videos because.. well, Because my computer is a temperamental raggy little bitch. It throws a tantrum when every time I try to do anything a little more strenuous then just reading and posting.