Bizarre News: Dangerous Dave the Dolphin

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7351132.stm



An independent dolphin expert has told a court how he believed a dolphin "was disturbing" two men who are on trial accused of bothering the animal.

Michael Jukes, 27, of Castle Avenue, Folkestone, and Daniel Buck, 26, of Church Road, Folkestone, deny charges of disturbing "Dave" the dolphin. The men said they swam with it off Kent after it approached them in June 2007.

Defence witness Dr Horace Dobbs told Folkestone magistrates the dolphin was "the master of the situation".

He added: "It could have swum away. As long as they are enjoying company they stay, but the minute they get distressed they go."


Dr Dobbs, who is the director of the charitable organisation International Dolphin Watch, maintained Dave was "unusual but not unnatural".


He said some dolphins deliberately seek out the company of humans and bonds are gradually built up.
Asked by Paul Greene, representing Mr Jukes, if the animal had been disturbed, Dr Dobbs replied: "No, I thought the contrary was the case. They went in for a swim and the dolphin came to them.


"In a way the dolphin was disturbing them rather than them disturbing the dolphin."

:lol This article is so unintentionally hilarious.

[Droo]

"In a manner of speaking, sir, it was the kite that ran away not the children!"

It astounds me that this kind of nonsense is taken to court. What a waste of time and taxes and sanity. Although if I ever have a dolphin, he will undoubtedly be called "Dave".

[Dasquian Belargic]

I just think it's absolutely hilarious how the article is basically painting the dolphin as a some kind of perverse predator, with him being the "master of the situation." :lol

[Droo]

But it's not even the article saying that. This is Defence witness Dr. Horace Dobbs speaking in court - amazing. In the follow up trial he'll next be claiming:

"Before parting ways with Mr. Jukes and Mr. Buck, the perpetrator, Dave the Dolphin, had one last message: 'So long, and thanks for all the fish!'"

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Dangerous Dave the Diabolically Desperate and Devastating Dolphin!

I like the alliteration. :)

[Jacinda Blake]

Clearly there was not much else to report on...:p:rolleyes

[Dragon]

Or much for the courts to be doing?

I mean, how exactly does one get brought up on charges of disturbing a dolphin? Did the dolphin himself bring the suit to court in some sort of diabolical attempt at litigation fraud?

Or was there an officer standing on the shore with binoculars watching something disturbing in the water and saying into his radio, "We've got a Code 497, sub-section 29, paragraph D in progress"?