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JayhawkSD

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2. "Staff" could not have prevented it.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Jan 31, 2019, 01:28 PM

Jan 2019

Seals are protected in California and people, official or otherwise, are not allowed by law to molest them in any way. That includes chasing them off of beaches. Humans get to use the beaches that seals don't like.

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These seals took over a California beach during the shutdown -- and won't give it back [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 OP

Good for them .. bite the humans Fullduplexxx Jan 2019 #1

"Staff" could not have prevented it. JayhawkSD Jan 2019 #2

As it should be...nt 2naSalit Jan 2019 #3

Yep, I agree entirely. nt JayhawkSD Feb 2019 #6

Fuck you, tourists! Baitball Blogger Jan 2019 #4

I was in San Francisco many years ago,,,and the seals had taken over a beach then. Stuart G Jan 2019 #5

Certainly common in San Diego. JayhawkSD Feb 2019 #7