slowDown Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 what a loser. this is a cool bird he took down. Tripp Isenhour, of Orlando, Fl… AP - Mar 6, 1:49 pm EST ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—Pro golfer Tripp Isenhour apologized for killing a hawk that was making noise while he tried to film a TV show. Now the Humane Society wants the PGA Tour to take action. “Because of the high profile nature of this case, the PGA needs to take steps to address its interest and to make it clear that they don’t condone animal cruelty,” said Dale Bartlett, the deputy manager for animal cruelty issues for the Humane Society of the United States. Bartlett said the organization would contact the PGA Tour on Friday to discuss the issue. Isenhour, who plays on the developmental Nationwide Tour, was charged Wednesday with cruelty to animals and killing a migratory bird, misdemeanors that carry a maximum penalty of 14 months in jail and $1,500 in fines. Isenhour quickly apologized Thursday. “As soon as this happened, I was mortified and extremely upset and continue to be upset,” Isenhour said in a statement issued through his management company, SFX Golf. “I want to let everyone know there was neither any malice nor deliberate intent whatsoever to hit or harm the hawk. I was trying to simply scare it into flying away.” The 39-year-old player, whose real name is John Henry Isenhour III, became angry while filming “Shoot Like A Pro” on Dec. 12 at the Grand Cypress Golf Club when a squawking red-shouldered hawk roughly 300 yards away forced another take. He drove closer to the bird in his golf cart and starting hitting balls at it. The bird didn’t move and Isenhour gave up and drove away. Isenhour started again when the hawk moved within about 75 yards, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer Brian Baine indicated in a report. Isenhour allegedly said, “I’ll get him now,” and aimed for the hawk. “About the sixth ball came very near the bird’s head, and (Isenhour) was very excited that it was so close,” Baine wrote. A few shots later, witnesses said he hit the hawk. The bird, protected as a migratory species, fell to the ground bleeding from both nostrils. Bartlett said Isenhour’s case, like the Michael Vick dog fighting case, is disappointing for society. “We look up to professional athletes and we want them to reflect the best of us as a society and I think we’re appalled when it turns out they instead reflect some of the very worst attributes,” he said in a phone interview Thursday night. Isenhour said he is an animal lover and his family has adopted three cats from a local shelter. “We ask that everyone accept my sincerest apology, and please be respectful of my family’s privacy,” he said. Isenhour has won four times on the Nationwide Tour, including twice in 2006. The former Georgia Tech star has played three events this year on the tour the last a 36th-place tie two weeks ago in the Moonah Classic in Australia. Jethro Senger, a sound engineer at the shoot, said hitting the bird was “basically like a joke to Isenhour).” “He just kept saying how he didn’t think he could have hit it, which I think is a stupid thing for a PGA Tour golfer to say,” Senger said. “He can put a ball in a hole from hundreds of yards away, and here he is hitting line drives at something that’s, I don’t know, a couple hundred feet away?” Senger said no one in the roughly 15-person crew intervened, and many later regretted it. “It was one of those cases where there’s some trepidation on whether or not they should speak up and do something,” Senger said. Senger said the killing was not captured on video. The bird was buried at the golf course and later dug up by Florida investigators. “Americans have no tolerance for cruelty to animals. Such a petty, mean-spirited act against a wild bird is inexcusable and prosecutors are right to hold Isenhour accountable to the law,” Humane Society executive vice president Michael Markarian said in a statement released Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 oh yeah i heard about that. what a dick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesbian Fisting Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 golf is fucking serious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THANKYOU Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 well fuck that guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debo Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 everybody fails. including me for reading that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 People are so fucking retarded... I can't believe nobody intervened. It apparently took him about 9 tries to hit the thing. I hope dude gets at least a couple weeks of lockup. $1,500 fines aren't going to mean shit to this guy, but I bet he's not cut out for prison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
After School Special Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Yea I read about this. What-a-douche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanfullofretards Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Everyone in this thread is a pussy. Dude took out a hawk with a golf ball. That's first degree badassadry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
After School Special Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Some of us got over the Beavis and Butthead idea of "badassery" a while ago. Sorry. /still a Beavis and Butthead fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drue_Down Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 The price is wrong, bitch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earmuffs Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some1 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 you guys hate but its a hell of a shot to make seriously... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatso Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 seriously have you fucking people ever hit a fucking golf ball? that motherfucker shoots like a pro for real. sucks for the hawk though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Birdman baby, everythings kosher... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeping secrets Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 He should have eaten it. You eat what you kill. WTF has the world come to? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Good shot mister. Next time dont do it in front of the press. Idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowDown Posted March 7, 2008 Author Share Posted March 7, 2008 I dont give a shit how hard it is to hit a golfball. Still doesnt justify it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Dumielle Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 well fuck that guy For some reason the way I imagined dude saying this made me laugh pretty hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatso Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 yes he's an asshole, but yall whining about it are bigger assholes. you pick the most insignificant hollow causes to rally around the dude killed one fucking bird, endangered maybe but whatever I can't imagine you assholes rallying around to save oh I dunno STARVING FUCKING CHILDREN OR HOMELESS PEOPLE OR GEE HOW BOUT THOSE FUCKING RIVER DOLPHINS THAT DON'T EXIST ANYMORE! just saying... I don't know I'm just angry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcelain Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 RIP RED SHOULDER HAWK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyNapua Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Super shitty thing to do....but one hell of a shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 you guys hate but its a hell of a shot to make seriously... :lol::lol::lol: I was getting all serious on hating the dude when I read that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knotsone Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I THOUGHT GETTING A BIRDIE IN GOLF WAS A GOOD THING!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 So some other golf pro should get nine shots at him. Sounds good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Mamerro Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 That hawk was killing and destroying some really really cute baby mice right before that. Something to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
En Sabah Nur Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I make a motion for the word "chump" to never appear twice on the first page of Channel Zero. All in favor say "boogie hands" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Mamerro Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Also, these hawks sometimes have more than one baby, and one of them is slightly smaller than the other one but otherwise perfectly alright, and they refuse him food and let the other chick bully him around and eventually toss him out of the nest to die even though it could have become a totally kickass hawk anyways. It's complete bullshit, and this hawk may have partaked on such activity. So I think there's a fair amount of leeway for the Fuck That Hawk camp here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avancier2 Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Pro sports dudes have really inflated egos. That said, they are definitely not going to let some hawk squawk ruin their shot. We're dealing with sport that involves deep concentration, hitting a small, hard ball to fly very fast and being as accurate as possible in doing so. Did you expect anything less? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawood Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 at least he hit it wit the ball and not just walked up and clubbed it to death. I mean there's a bit of sharpshooter skill you have to admire in that. I think it takes him up a few notches or at least should , in the eyes of the people criticizing him. Me personally, I could give a rats ass, or a flying buttseks for that matter. Come to think of it....he should have ran over quick before it died and said "bismillah" slaughtered it and put him on rotisserie. i think that would have made it better. Either that or just don't do it on camera cause you know there's always going to be some stick in the ass to make a big deal out of anything you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckr Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 i get the feeling that if he was taping a porno with his wife and he heard a baby crying or some shit, he'd probably microwave it. Asshole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIVERWURST* Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Imagine what he could have done playing golf with George Bush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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