{"id":2949,"date":"2021-08-08T15:45:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T15:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getfunwith.com\/story\/?p=2949"},"modified":"2021-08-08T15:59:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T15:59:59","slug":"a-hunter-kills-and-eats-a-bald-eagle-and-is-arrested-for-violating-the-endangered-species-act-he-pleads-guilty-and-throws-himself-on-the-mercy-of-the-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getfunwith.com\/story\/a-hunter-kills-and-eats-a-bald-eagle-and-is-arrested-for-violating-the-endangered-species-act-he-pleads-guilty-and-throws-himself-on-the-mercy-of-the-court\/","title":{"rendered":"A hunter kills and eats a bald eagle, and is arrested for violating the Endangered Species Act. He pleads guilty, and throws himself on the mercy of the court."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;Your Honor,&#8221; the hunter said, &#8220;I had no idea that it was illegal to kill and eat a bald eagle. If you let me go, I&#8217;ll never do it again.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;ve committed a very serious crime,&#8221; the judge replies. &#8220;But you clearly weren&#8217;t aware of the law, so I&#8217;m willing to overlook it this one time. However, before I let you go, I&#8217;m going to ask you to do one thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n <div style=\"margin-top:50px; margin-bottom:5px; text-align:center; color:#c1bdbd;\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/div>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Jokes -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6695910881285465\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9339555086\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/br><\/br><\/br>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Anything, Your Honor,&#8221; the hunter replies. &#8220;What is it?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The judge says, &#8220;It&#8217;s been illegal to kill a protected species for many years, so very few people have ever eaten a bald eagle. For the record, can you please tell everyone what a bald eagle tastes like?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hunter thinks for a moment and then replies, &#8220;It tastes pretty good. 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