the "destroy it" mentality on captive wild animals because has always puzzled me. I have heard this crap quite often. Several times after a signifigant bites from monitors I have heard this very "logic" in the past from co-workers. "Well if that thing bit ME I wud hav kild it." of course most of them would have trouble with houseplants much less be able to keep animals and couldn't possibly conceive the dedication required to keep something like a large monitor or boid. ?Nor could they understand the rewards of working with such animals that makes it worth the risk.
The turn em loose idea is a peta.hsus,alf type concept that is ridiculous for several reasons.
From sea world perspective they should probably put this whale back in their breeding program and take it out of performance.....although I do remember the incident with the nut job who jumped the fence to swim with it and I did think at the time that watching a killer whale play volleyball with that kook might have been a bit entertaining.lol.