澳大利亚矿工因用高尔夫球棍杀死子而被罚款一半. WA miners fined half for killing pigeon with golf club.

两名西澳大利亚矿工的罚款在法院推翻了2023年残酷杀死子的最初处罚后, 被减低了一半以上. Two Western Australian miners had their fines reduced by more than half after a court overturned initial penalties for brutally killing a pigeon in 2023. 事件被拍摄并在网上分享, The incident, filmed and shared online, involved striking the bird with a golf club. 虽然原法官称此行为"令人厌恶", 但上诉法院裁定, 一次冲动性行为的处罚是"明显过分的", While the original judge called the act "disgusting," an appeals court ruled the penalties "manifestly excessive" for a single, impulsive act, lowering the fines.