Stingrays 1, People 1

This opening paragraph in the Times Online should tell you pretty much all you'd need to know.

At least ten stingrays have been found dead and mutilated on Australia’s eastern coast in the last week in what conservationists believe could be revenge attacks for the death of Steve Irwin, the popular naturalist and television personality.

My word, that is a stupid, stupid idea.

I honestly cannot fathom how a rational human being random ass biped, possibly with opposable thumbs, thinks that killing an animal - and an animal without a cell phone or Internet access at that (stingrays have notoriously bad credit and aren't pre-approved for either of these) - would have any impact whatsoever.

Really, what the hell is going on here? Aren't there better ways to expend energy than vigilante stingray slaughter?

Here are three better things to do: Anything, nothing or hunting dolphins. Dolphins have communication skills, at least. Take down one of those bastards and word spreads fast.

Stingrays? Not so much...

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