hopefully these people are later hit by cars and have just enough time to think about it before impact.

Time to put down a rubber turtle with road spikes.

it's revenge on those damn koopa troopers

/My house is in the path of the local turtle migrations, so I do stop and move them out of the road and into the pond, or I at least get them across the street. I also have to get them out of my yard, they sneak under one side of my chainlink fence, but tend to get stuck on the other side,.

I blame violent videogames. Mario conditions you to hit turtles.

I like turtles.

"It just seems fun at the time,"

What kind of asshole would think running over an animal is fun? I'd like to run those people over. That WOULD be fun.

doglover: MaudlinMutantMollusk: Maybe not everyone, but certainly a lot of them it would seem

No, I mean everyone knows humans are sadistic.

Going by the article, one in fifty humans is sadistic, or at least; sadistic enough to try to kill a harmless animal for no reason and no possible benefit to themselves. Which admittedly is pretty goddamn sadistic.

Good thing we have people like the Joads to help turtles out in these times of need.

Put road spikes in your fake turtles. Set them out when real ones are crossing the road.

snocone: Anyone else channeling the commercial w/ the squirrel and the bridge out?

I love ya, man!

Do you mean the commercial with the beaver? Squirrels can't cut down trees.

abhorrent1: What kind of asshole would think running over an animal is fun? I'd like to run those people over. That WOULD be fun.

The human race is full of them. Just look at any Fark thread. I'm sure this one will attract them as well -- they'll feel a need to prove how big and tough and assholish they are.

I've picked more than one turtle out of the road; I feel bad for them, especially since so many people are focused on just about anything BUT driving, and the road in front of them these days.

CSB: Couple months ago, was driving on a side road in a residential area and saw one on the white stop line at an intersection. There was nobody behind me, so I stopped, got out, and picked up the turtle. I then saw that it had already been run over and its shell was smashed. In this short time period, a brand new 7-Series had pulled up behind me at the stop sign. As I'm walking to the side of the road to set the turtle corpse down (hopefully some animal will eat it), the guy in the BMW double taps his horn. I give him an "are you kidding?" look, and point to the turtle and keep walking over to the shoulder. Seeing this, he FURIOUSLY leans on his horn. I stop, look at him, shrug, and set the turtle corpse on his hood. He was still hollering out of his window at me as I drove away.

/I drive a BMW now too
//it's not an excuse to act like/drive like/be an asshole

I got to say I won't swerve left for much. Can't be skitzing out and having a head on with a family of 4 in the other lane. If I could move slightly right and miss him... ok

adammpower: hopefully these people are later hit by cars and have just enough time to think about it before impact.

Hope springs a turtle...

Somebody call Tom Joad ... Maybe his sister can nurse the turtle back to health.

maggoo: [www.maniacworld.com image 337x219]

Came here for this, leaving satisfied.

doglover: I'd smile if one of the turtle killers was in turn run over by a car and died.

Agreed. If I found out someone had done this on purpose, they'd be dead to me. I wouldn't go out of my way to hurt them, but news of their death would amuse me.

That said, accidents happen. My turtle's a rescue. The guy who hit him took him to people who could help. He's good in my book.

I dont swerve for animals in most cases, for safety and evolution.

BoboRod: Squirrels yes.  Turtles, no.  Armadillos, meh.

Read that as armadillos meth and went down a strange path of wondering wtf a dillo on meth would be like.

And harmless snakes. It's bullsnake territory and people run them over.
Just waiting for the day when the rattlesnakes take over.

I really hate humanity sometimes.

This is why you can't have nice things.