Dylan Miller, a nineteen year old scuba diver, went scuba diving off Seattle's Cove 2 October 31st not only to view the infamous giant Pacific octopus but to capture it and kill it. He claimed that he killed the eighty pound octopus to draw for an art project and for its "meat." According to the report, the local divers are outraged due to the fact he hit the octopus in the head and threatened to come back and kill more, even though Miller had a fishing license and didn't violate any laws. He told reporters he only punched the octopus for self-defense because the octopus wrapped its tentacles around Miller resulting in suffocation. The public are still outraged because the octopus is something divers enjoy seeing and it could have been protecting eggs.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/11/04/164287403/man-who-killed-octopus-for-art-project-angers-divers
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