It's a good thing that didn't occur in Toronto. The humane society would've charged him with cruelty to animals.
There was a baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the NY Yankee at the Skydome. It was a beautiful day, so the retractable roof of the Skydome was open. Being right at the foot of Lake Ontario... wouldn't you know a seagull flew by overhead. When Dave Winfield hit the ball, it collided with the seagull, ...and the humane society charged him with cruelty to animals.
![Embarrassed :-[](http://www.getbig.com/boards/Smileys/classic/embarrassed.gif)
Needless to say, there was a collective groan of embarrassment that went out throughout the city. Sometimes following the letter of the law is just plain stupid.