"Florida man tries to throw allegator onto roof to teach it a 'lesson'." Do you really think I would make that up to aggravate you?

The news story can be seen here (other sources available):
https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-man-william-hodge-tried-to-throw-alligator-on-roof-of-cocktail-bar

The phrase: "teaching a lesson" when accompanied by violence, means "punish".
It was an act of cruelty against an animal.
When people carry out an act of animal cruelty, it typically indicates personality or mental problems of the perpetrator: 
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/cruelty-to-animals



This post was edited by Robert at July 17, 2021 2:38 PM MDT