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A ringleader in a global monkey torture network exposed by the BBC has been charged by US federal prosecutors.

Michael Macartney, 50, who went by the alias "Torture King", was charged in Virginia with conspiracy to create and distribute animal-crushing videos.

Mr Macartney was one of three key distributors identified by the BBC Eye team during a year-long investigation into sadistic monkey torture groups.

Two women have also been charged in the UK following the investigation.

Warning: This article contains disturbing content

Mr Macartney, a former motorcycle gang member who previously spent time in prison, ran several chat groups for monkey torture enthusiasts from around the world on the encrypted messaging app Telegram.

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[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Postulating that members of a species should be shot because they otherwise destroy the environment is thin fucking ice as a human lol

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Postulating

I don't think you understand the meaning of that word.

Ecological Impacts of High Deer Densities

And in a simpler form https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer_management

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Whats the ecological impact of high human density?

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

"I'm wrong but I can't accept it so here I'll jump to ridiculous whataboutism that will hopefully make us ignore the fact that I have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about"

"Postulate": suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.

I do not postulate that overpopulation of deer will destroy entire environments. It's a cold hard fact which you wish to ignore.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Its not whataboutism. If you want to apply "killing is good against individuals of a species responsible for environmental destruction" then you should apply it to the biggest offender. Or be a hypocrite I guess. Your choice.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

There's nothing hypocritical about it.

Two wrongs don't make a right, didn't your mommy ever teach you that?

That is literally whataboutism.

Deer population has to be managed, or entire environments will die. You won't get out of that being a fact by going "well but what about corporate pollution?!1?"

If you were accused of murder and asked to provide an alibi, you wouldn't get off by saying "well what about Jeffrey Dahmer?"

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 0 points 7 months ago

You seem to purposefully miss the point. Have fun with that I guess 🤷