COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. - Four Naval Academy graduates were among a group of people arrested in Florida for shooting legally protected birds, officials said.
An officer with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was on patrol in Collier County last Tuesday and heard gunfire coming from an island where there is a bird breeding ground. The officer saw birds "flying erratically and some falling from the sky," according to the commission.
The officer waited near a parking area until he saw people returning from the island. Three people were arrested and...
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4 navy grads arrested - 2009-02-28 17:29:41
Many thanks to Chris Watson for bringing this to my attention. Why it was 'hidden away' is a bit suspicious. I am truly sickened by this news. What type of person goes to a protected breeding ground for target practice?? I think they should all be dishonorably discharged and forced to pay the government back for their tuition. We do not need these irresponsible, thoughtless, disgusting people flying jets. REALLY!!!
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