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Article: Man’s challenge to bison goes pretty much how you’d expect Video: Man’s challenge to bison goes pretty much how you’d expect Bison, meet jackass. A bozo was captured on cellphone v...
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RedRocket204 wrote:
Yellowstone visitor that taunted bison arrested, officials say
Article says the idiot has been booked into Yellowstone Jail.
+1 Karma
I for one would like to see a stiff fine for this guy as well as a lifetime ban to entrance into any US National Park.
I think you got your wish. In today's news, ( August 23, 2018 ) this news story surfaced:
Judge Mark Carman sentenced Reinke to 60 days in jail on the charge of harassing wildlife for the bison incident, plus 60 days for interfering with law enforcement and 10 days for disorderly conduct, for 130 days total in jail, with credit for 21 days served.
Reinke has also publicly described himself as an alcoholic.
In court Thursday, Reinke apologized to the bison, saying - "I'm sorry to the buffalo. He didn't deserve what I did to him. I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to hurt that buffalo."
Judge Carman said, "You chased and hounded the bison. You're lucky the bison didn't take care of it, and you're standing in front of me."
Reinke has a criminal history dating to 1991, although no felony offenses.
A federal prosecutor and Carman described Reinke's behavior as the most "egregious" case of animal harassment they'd seen in Yellowstone.
Judge Carman also emphasized that the viral video of Reinke's actions did not affect the sentencing decisions.
Reinke will also be required to serve five years of unsupervised probation, in which he cannot use drugs or alcohol. He's required to go through drug and alcohol treatment. He is also banned from numerous national parks, including Yellowstone....
