Killer whale kills trainer in sea world, Florida

[pericat]

There must be hugely conflicting views on this. What happens now ? Is the whale put down ?

[snags]

Clue in the name... 'Killer'...

[cupid04]

and hasn't he done it before, so that makes him a serial killer.

[flobadob]

That whale is a serial killer so I think it should be given life imprisonment. No wait, too late.

[redman41]

Apparently this is the third fatality involving this particular Killer Whale. It's not the Whale's fault, maybe they should release it back into the wild.

[snags]

^ Blimey, you got hold of the Press Release already?

[pericat]

How easy would it be to release it back to the wild after so long in captivity.

[snags]

It should never have been in captivity for amusement purposes in the first place...

[redman41]

I'm pretty sure it would survive ok peri, it would start hunting for itself as the killer instinct would still be there

[Barmaid]

Well that's what happens when you take a wild animal and coup it up for the entertainment of the public.

Never ever trust ANY animal - they always have the ability to revert to type.

[pericat]

Barmaids - men and animals eh! :-)
I would think it would be crueler to release into the wild now

[bobjugs12]

It was a bit of Darwinian Theroy in action. As has been said, when putting yourself into something elses enviroment I would suggest you don't go swimming in a big goldfish bowl with a fish whose first name is Killer!!!

[snags]

''I would suggest you don't''

Unless you're happy to face the potential consequences... which this Trainer obviously was as he knew this particular Whale had killed before...

[society]

The whale is not at fault, that's their instinct by nature.

[joggerjayne]

Yep, the whale was doing what those whales do.

They can hardly justify croaking the poor thing.

[pericat]

I didn't heat that they were JJ - just wondering about what the consequences will be

[steg]

i think the whale will be ok. I heard it has hired OJ Simpson's lawyer

[joggerjayne]

The one time I've been to SeaWorld, the whale show was cancelled ...

... because the whales were having a mardy !

So they do have a track record of being a bit touchy.