Comments on: Welcome Above the Law readers (Sea World killer whale lawsuit?)

By: John Jingleheimer

John Jingleheimer — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:26:23 +0000

Benjamin – ” Disclaimer: I did work for Sea World in college in the late 90’s and my views might not be shared by Sea World. ”

Thank you so much for putting that disclaimer up there. I was almost certain that Sea World shared the same views as you do.

Sea World spokesperson ( Hello , I represent Sea World and we know the whale has killed before and we should not have let him be around people we have the same views as Benjamin does )

By: CarLitGuy

CarLitGuy — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:39:20 +0000

Similar, I suspect, to the crashes at Nascar races…

By: nevins

nevins — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:41:00 +0000

“And apparently, despite having killed two people, the whale is going back into shows.”
Well of course; people are likely lined up outside the gates to see this show now. Its like the luge in the olympics; ratings must have shot through the roof after the death video went viral.

By: Kim Scarborough

Kim Scarborough — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:42:59 +0000

That whale must be thinking, “dang, who do I gotta kill to get let out of this place?”

By: Ace of Sevens

Ace of Sevens — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:11:20 +0000

And apparently, despite having killed two people, the whale is going back into shows.

By: lurker #267

lurker #267 — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:49:39 +0000

Oh, ha ha, just looked at the links, so this orca has been involved in the death of another person, directly. Alright, so why the hell was the woman in the tank with him in the first place? Breed him, put him on display, the end. No swimmy with the hungry fishy.

By: lurker #267

lurker #267 — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:46:49 +0000

The whale didn’t kill a person before, the guy earned himself a darwin award by jumping into the tank in the middle of the night, naked. Died of hypothermia. Unless there’s another case I haven’t heard about?

Now, if he’s shown aggression towards trainers repeatedly, prior to this attack, why were they still getting close to this animal? Put it on display only if you’ve got the resources to do so.

And as far as the name goes, ‘killer’ refers to the orca’s habit of eating other whales, not to killing humans (which is what we normally mean when we label an animal ‘killer’). Although I think the fact that orcas will kill GREAT WHITE SHARKS in the wild probably should have been a hint as to how dangerous they could be. x_x Much as I love orcas, I grew up watching nature docs, I know they’re not as sweet and angelic as some people seem to think.

By: Dino Dogan

Dino Dogan — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 04:31:50 +0000

SeaWorld had issued contradictory reports on the Whale murder… muddy waters are benefiting the owners of the Sea World…divide opinions, put out inconsistent information, confuse and thrive…just another day at the office Im afraid.

I am sure that SeaWorld has put bottom line before the well being of the whale, humans, trainers and anyone else who stood in the way of making profits.

The root of the problem is deeper Im afraid. I’ve written about it on my blog if anyone cares to comment …
http://dogandogs.com/serial-killer-whale-strikes-again-the-sea-wor

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:29:21 +0000

I have to side against Sea World on this. The whale in question had killed a trainer before. If it was known to kill they shouldn’t have had the whale around people.

Disclaimer: I did work for Sea World in college in the late 90’s and my views might not be shared by Sea World.

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