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Related: About this forumFlorida Man Arrested For Practicing Karate By Kicking Swans In The Head
A Florida man interested in karate is alleged to have found an elusive and illegal target for his kicks: bird faces. Last week, the Orlando Sentinel reported that Rocco Joseph Mantella was arrested for practicing karate by kicking swans in the head at a park in downtown Orlando, and further details of his arrestwhich were first published by the Bloody Elboware wild as shit.
According to an Orange County (Fla.) arrest affidavit, Mantella was spotted by a few witnesses around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 26, kicking a bunch of animals. Someone saw him kick one swan in the head and another in the butt while practicing karate. His kicks were enough to knock one swan down, and a witness said he was kicking as hard as possible. Mantella also apparently targeted a small duck enjoying a morning nap. When one witness saw what he was doing, he apparently began to laugh at her.
Mantella was charged with one count of cruelty to animals, which carries a maximum sentence of six months in Florida.
Mantella has some experience fighting humans, as he wrestled for Indiana University, fought in an amateur MMA bout once, and almost made his pro MMA debut in 2012.
https://deadspin.com/florida-man-arrested-for-practicing-karate-by-kicking-s-1825698550
MFM008
(20,016 posts)Jail please.
riversedge
(73,736 posts)ExciteBike66
(2,662 posts)I bet he ended up losing the fight...
thbobby
(1,474 posts)and went to DU to see if any news happened overnight. I despise idiots that are cruel to animals. Still, I have to admit, that reading the title of your post made me laugh. Is not funny, but still ...
UCmeNdc
(9,650 posts)Animals one day, human beings the next. Women beware!
jmy
(24 posts)...one might wonder what the penalty would have been if he'd chopped off the little fellers' heads and put em in an oven and ate em. Know what I mean?
Fla Dem
(26,009 posts)Are you advocating for the killing of the swans? Kicking them isn't bad enough?
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Victor_c3
(3,557 posts)People get all teary-eyed over rescuing dogs from the pound, but they'll go home and eat a big steak or a pork chop and not give the first thought to saving those animals from death.
IronLionZion
(47,315 posts)while he's in the water
Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)What the Fuck can u say!