Press Release

Ella Nilsen

ENGL 621 – Press Release

12/5/11

In the wake of two recent and deadly shark attacks, Police Chief Brody, Mayor Farley, and the Amity Board of selectmen held a meeting to address the step that needed to be taken to protect residents from further attacks this Fourth of July Weekend.

“The beaches will be closed,” said Brody, who also stated that he was installing extra summer deputies and putting shark spotters on the beaches to ensure further safety.

Brody’s announcement of the beaches closing for the next 24 hours was met by cries of disappointment from locals, many of whom are worried about losing money on Amity’s Fourth of July weekend, the biggest tourist weekend for the town. 

Closed beaches will be sure to wreak havoc on Amity’s local economy, dependent on its Fourth of July boost.

Resident bickering was broken up as local fisherman Ben Quint took his turn to speak from the back of the room.  Quint quickly captured the attention of the meeting attendees with his promise to catch the shark.

“I’ll catch this fish,” Quint said, “but it won’t be easy.”

According to Quint, it wouldn’t be cheap either.  Dismissing the $3,000 bounty for the shark posted by recent victim Alex Kintner’s mother, Marion Kintner, Quint stated that he would only accept the sum of $10,000 for the capture and killing of the shark in question.

“I’ll find him for three, but I’ll catch him and kill him for ten,” said Quint.  “For that, you get the head, the tail, the whole damn thing.”

Quint spoke with urgency, saying that the capture must happen quickly in order for calm to be restored to Amity and for the Fourth of July weekend to proceed accordingly.

The mayor and Amity board of selectmen took Quint’s proposal under advisement later in the day, and Mayor Farley recently stated that they would officially support Quint’s mission.

“We have talked to Mrs. Kintner,” said Farley.  “We will come up with $7,000 and Mrs. Kintner will come up with the remaining $3,000.”