Would you shoot a bald eagle for $1,000,000?

[Super Kami Dende]

definitely.

IN Australia we shoot our national Animal daily, No issue doing it to Americas once.

[RapBreon]

definitely.

IN Australia we shoot our national Animal daily, No issue doing it to Americas once.

Yeah I eat quite a bit of Kangaroo steak; shit's great.

[Slant]

I gotta ask, why a Bald Eagle specifically?

Because he's the American flag animal mascot thing, which basically makes the eagle a religious icon for Americans. I'm fairly certain bald eagles are more holy than the holy grail to some Americans. So shooting them makes you as unamerican as... being Stalin's offspring raised in a communist camp hating McDonald's. Or so the OP thinks. Thus the provocative nature of his question, thinking anyone really cares.

Surprisingly, there are people voting no, so it seems some people really care. Which makes this funnier than it should be.

[derpkitteh]

no, 1. jail time is not worth that. 2. i won't kill anything unless i'm absolutely forced to.

[Arrashi]

Why would anyone pay anyone one milion for shooting eagle ? Having some sentiment or something ?

[Tuesdays]

This is easier to answer when the offer doesn't exist; however I think almost all who say no, would indeed kill a bird for 1 million.

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Why would anyone pay anyone one milion for shooting eagle ? Having some sentiment or something ?

How much did someone buy a picture of a potato for?

[Doctor Amadeus]

Hmmm interesting $1,000,000 I'm pretty comfy and don't need or want to kill a bald eagle, but that's a nice chunk of change.

Tempting, but nah!

I wouldn't want to cause the pain of this totally innocent bird for no serious need.

If flip a coin like the movie No Country for Old Men. Call it!

[Deleted]

Hell yeah. Only an idiot would say no or those who already make around a million a year.

[Aeula]

Not for jailtime, no.

[Slant]

This is easier to answer when the offer doesn't exist; however I think almost all who say no, would indeed kill a bird for 1 million.

Agreed. I don't buy their refusal at all.

[Sesshomaru]

As the eagle is a fellow mate of mine, no.
Ever seen a bird trying to handle a gun? We're just clucking it all up.

[Deleted]

I'm English, so no nationalistic hang-ups here. That graceful goose is cooked!

[Segus1992]

Anyone who pretends the eagle has anything to do with the question is lying to themselves. The fuck, man, how much of a vegan head-in-the-clouds do you have to be to think that the killing matters in this scenario?

People seem to have missed it - the OP says you'd spend a year in jail, which obviously has a far bigger impact on your decision than killing a bird. Even you, Mall Security, though I know you're delusion incarnate.

[shadowmouse]

For a cup of coffee, would you put in the work to come up with something besides the overworked "Would you do X thing for Y money?"

[Doctor Amadeus]

Anyone who pretends the eagle has anything to do with the question is lying to themselves. The fuck, man, how much of a vegan head-in-the-clouds do you have to be to think that the killing matters in this scenario?

People seem to have missed it - the OP says you'd spend a year in jail, which obviously has a far bigger impact on your decision than killing a bird. Even you, Mall Security, though I know you're delusion incarnate.

Why would I shoot and cause the suffering of a creature not doing a damn thing to me?

[Anonymous1038853]

For a cup of coffee, would you put in the work to come up with something besides the overworked "Would you do X thing for Y money?"

Sorry, bungeebungee. I don't drink coffee.

[Crillam]

And why do you have to get caught?

[Puri]

So the question is simply: Would you spend a year in prison for one million dollars.
First of all I would have to make sure I really get paid and it's not trick (for example here in Germany a contract about an illegal subject is void, so for example you cannot sue a murderer you paid in advance if he failed to murder)

One million dollar is enough money that you don't have to work for your entire life. A young person will very likely have to work even if he got the money (unless he is some skilled entrepreneur), but being registered as criminal won't make it easily to get a job for him then. So the choice for young people seems to be the toughest one.

If you're at the end of your professional career (60+) the choice is easier. You lose one year of your remaining life time, but then you don't have to worry about money anymore. This choice probably depends on your current health and the amount of money you already have.

And for "mid-livers" it depends. I am 40 now, if I will earn money as I do now I will get about 1,5m EUR in the next 20 years - before taxes. So I would do it in a hearbeat, it just means one year off my life, but then I can do whatever I want with my life. It won't be enough to live a rich man's life, but together with my savings it will be a good and comfortable one where money is no problem. Although with so much free time you probably will spend more money.

But generally I think it's a good deal.

[ThunderTaco]

1 year of my life is more valuable to me than 1M dollars, so nope.

[May90]

No, I would shoot the one making me such an offer instead.