Re: Would you have challenged this idiot?
Originally Posted by
Lindyloo
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I can't believe the number of posts in favour of the seagull on here! As someone who lives by the sea - they are a flipping nuisance!! Their numbers are increasing and they need to be culled. They're responsible for erosion causing landfalls from cliffs because they try to burrow into the cliffs to make nests. The local council here net the cliffs to protect them from the gulls, so they fly inland and nest of chimney tops from where they dive-bomb home owners, passers by, and pet cats and dogs and they frequently kill small garden birds!
Presumably, the incident took place at a seaside location, which attracts many tourists who are largely ignorant about the many nasty habits of seagulls. The man in question was probably either an innocent tourist who sat down to eat his lunch before being attacked; or a local who is fed up with being targeted by the wretched seagulls and decided to fight back! If more people did this, maybe the wretched birds would learn to stay away!! Or better still, we should be feeding them the pill to reduce their numbers.............
I agree a lot with what you are saying here, I have lived with seagulls so know they can be an absolute nuisance and danger.
The thing is, that guy took it by the neck, he shouldn’t have done that, imo, it was a cruel thing to do...
How would you like to be taken by the neck, held in that position for quite some time, then thrown over the sea wall...
It’s a living creature that should be treated with respect, it’s a wild bird for heavens sake......” wild”...