It looks like the police may be getting close to arresting the criminals responsible for the intentional killing of 39 Black Skimmer chicks at Rockport Beach rookery earlier this month. Two teenagers are under investigation and may be facing charges very soon. So why do I have an (unfounded but cynical) feeling that kids whose values include killing small animals (probably fueled on by a couple of 12-packs of cheap beer) might not really give a crap about all the carnage they caused? I know most kids aren’t like this, but I just can’t understand this kind of behavior. There aren’t many of us who can say we have no regrets about the stupid, immature things we did while under the influence of some kind of (a) intoxicants (b) illegal substances (c) hormonal elevation or (d) all of the above, but the great majority of us didn’t descend to cruelty. We just rolled houses, got the munchies, and puked in somebody’s yard.
Good on you Aransas Bird & Nature Club for posting such a generous reward for information in this incident. I hope your offer leads to justice.
