Sea lion steals man's bait. Man retailiates and stabs sea lion.

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[h1]Calif. Man Admits Stabbing Sea Lion[/h1][h5]Associated Press[/h5]
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A fisherman pleaded guilty on Wednesday to stabbing a sea lion that apparently stole his bait.

Hai Nguyen, 24, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of illegally taking and attempting to kill a marine mammal, admitting that he violated the federalMarine Mammal Protection Act.

Nguyen faces up to a year in prison and a fine of $20,000 at his March sentencing, prosecutors said.

Nguyen was arrested in July in Newport Beach. Police said he was fishing off a pier when the sea lion apparently took the bait from his fishing line.

Authorities said Nguyen then stabbed the sea lion with a steak knife. The animal was taken to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach, where stafffound the knife had pierced the sea lion's heart.

It was later euthanized.

Nguyen told U.S. Magistrate Judge Carla Woehrle that he never intended to kill the animal.

"I was fishing, and I tried to scare it away," he said.

 

[27th4thehood]

sea lions stay doing people dirty.

 

[bbanks707]

I tried to scare it away, by stabbing it in the heart . . . Why not just OOGA BOOGA!

 

[skip2mylou23]

That sucks. Did he really have to stab the animal? And how?

 

[greenredgreen]

that is pure comedy.

 

[allnyter00]

Originally Posted by bbanks707

I tried to scare it away, by stabbing it in the heart . . . Why not just OOGA BOOGA!

ooga booga!

 

[kobe fan]

wow...

what makes a fish life more valuable than sea lion? Hopefully he just gets fined.

(please no "what makes a man's life more valuable than a animal, because human life is more important.)

 

[jose marti]

It's like the time I went fishing and hooked a pelican. I was trying to free him but homeboy just kept pecking me. Had to give him the biz...

 

[03silverbullet]

that's jacked up, they should reevaluate his punishment and make him a bull sea lion humping dummy.

 

[frankie calentino]

Man vs. Nature: the road to Victory.

 

[sole lovely]

man who cares...

 

[canadian bball]

i've definitely tried o gaf a sea lion before, also shot them with pellet guns.

A sea lion stole a 40 lb chinook off my line right as i was tryin to net the fish, i missed with the gaff unfortunately.

for bait, sea gulls are much worse. aka why i brin a pellet gun on the boat with me.

i feel bad for this guy, sea lions kill each other all the time anyways who cares.

 

[da r entertainment]

Originally Posted by Jose Marti

It's like the time I went fishing and hooked a pelican. I was trying to free him but homeboy just kept pecking me. Had to give him the biz...

 

[treb2k5]

Guess it was payback for the stolen bucket.

"noooozeeee, they's stealing muh bucketz!!!!1111!!!!"

 

[dom90]

wow, so he stabbed it to scare it away?

 

[broccoliavenger]

I couldn't stop laughing when I read the title....Now that I think about it it's kinda sad....

 

[shadi914]

I was dying, we need a vid of it ...youtube ?

 

[dat sick kid]

can't be taking a N's bait man...sea lion had it coming to him...

 

[million dollar stacks]

DAMN BO!!

Sea LiOWNED

 

[heatbeast23]

that'll teach sea lion to think twice before taking another man's bait.

 

[DVMNXK]

that's awesome.

 

[baik]

shoot i wonder how many sea gulls he stabbed...them birds just dont stop with the bait snatching

 

[illmaticsoulchild]

RIP to the Sea Lion.

 

[KingParappa]

ooga booga!
for some reason when he said this, I thought this:

 

[alejanz28]