RFK Jr faces call for investigation into claim he chainsawed whale’s head off
RFK Jr faces call for investigation into claim he chainsawed whale’s head off
Activists say Kennedy could’ve committed felony violation for allegedly driving with whale skull strapped to car roof
His independent White House campaign has fizzled, but the flow of bizarre stories of Robert F Kennedy Jr’s unorthodox handling of the carcasses of wild mammals has experienced no similar suspension.
An environmental group is calling for a federal investigation into the former presidential candidate for an episode in which he allegedly severed the head of a washed-up whale with a chainsaw – and drove home with it strapped to his car’s roof.
The episode has parallels with another extraordinary tale reported earlier in August in which Kennedy confessed to dumping a dead bear cub in New York’s Central Park and attempted to make it look like the animal was killed by a bicyclist.
The latest grisly revelation, about the whale head, is not particularly new – it stems from a 2012 interview Kennedy’s daughter Kick gave to Town & Country magazine, in which she talks about a visit to other family members of the political dynasty in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, more than two decades prior.
His daughter:
“Every time we accelerated on the highway, whale juice would pour into the windows of the car, and it was the rankest thing on the planet. We all had plastic bags over our heads with mouth holes cut out, and people on the highway were giving us the finger, but that was just normal day to day stuff for us.”
148Okay, but if it was already dead, and he didn’t kill it, what’s the big deal?
“Mr Kennedy’s apparent transport of the marine mammal skull from Massachusetts to New York, and therefore across state lines, also represented a felony violation of the Lacey Act, one of the earliest wildlife conservation laws enacted by [the] United States in 1900,” he wrote, adding that it was also illegal to possess part of any animal protected by the endangered species act.
Oh.
66And this is only like, the fifth weirdest headline I've read about the guy.
49Trump: "People are calling us weird! Quick, bring on someone that is weirder than me and Vance!"
Staffers: "Turn on the RFK signal!"
42What the fuck are even these headlines? What the fuck RFK Jr?!?!
27I say we make him americas next prime minister
17This is a Kaufman-esque performance art piece, right? Jk rich people get a free pass on insanity.
15Every headline I read about this man is pure insanity.
14Just a friendly reminder that this man is now aligned with presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
12This goes way beyond weird. No wonder the weird OLD orange felon welcomed him aboard.
10Wild day for people who believe in consequences as we beg appeals courts to not let Trump off scot free for misuse of classified documents and hope theres a way to prosecute a Kennedy for decapitating a whale.
9I wouldn’t be surprised if the brain worms make this guy chainsaw his own head off.
8I don’t . . . What . . . How is . . .
Imma go lay down.
7Weirdo
6The worst part IMO is using a chainsaw on a necrotizing, possibly rotten whale carcass. Chainsaws do not cut soft objects - like tissues - so much as they shred the hell out of them. That means a lot of splattered, fish-stench horror and fluids. And he probably didn't wear so much as a smock for protection.
5Not weird at all.
3Please just go away.
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