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Originally posted by klenker
No child gets rights.
The police were right here. What do you expect next?
Next what ? Giiving a dog water? My god what criminals.
Death penalty, for all kindness. you heartless people.
Originally posted by dolphinfan
reply to post by mjfromga
Who cares what the other side of the story was? Regardless it does not warrant getting troopers to the woman's house and threatening her with a fine and jail time. If it was a real issue, the animal control person should have simply taken custody of the bird and have been done with it.
The better solution, albiet one that would require common sense and judgement would have been for the fish and wildlife person to explain to the girl that the bird was endangered and thanked her for saving it. That she was doing a good thing and that more folks should care about animals the way she did and then instructed her on how to release the bird when she got home or explained that releasing it can be tricky and that she would take it from there. The whole bloody mess could have been positive.
That actually might have engendered respect for the arms of government. It actually might have made the girl feel proud. What it actually did is create an 11 year old member of the Tea Party (not a bad thing).
Originally posted by rebeldog
reply to post by mjfromga
rude? so the Fish and wildlife agent is Petty, narcissistic, callous, non-intellectual, and obviously a glory hound...
typical douche behavior by a govt 'official'..
Originally posted by dolphinfan
reply to post by mjfromga
Who cares what the other side of the story was? Regardless it does not warrant getting troopers to the woman's house and threatening her with a fine and jail time. If it was a real issue, the animal control person should have simply taken custody of the bird and have been done with it.
The better solution, albiet one that would require common sense and judgement would have been for the fish and wildlife person to explain to the girl that the bird was endangered and thanked her for saving it. That she was doing a good thing and that more folks should care about animals the way she did and then instructed her on how to release the bird when she got home or explained that releasing it can be tricky and that she would take it from there. The whole bloody mess could have been positive.
That actually might have engendered respect for the arms of government. It actually might have made the girl feel proud. What it actually did is create an 11 year old member of the Tea Party (not a bad thing).
"On June 13, a special agent with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service observed a woman carrying a cage that contained a woodpecker at a home improvement store in Fredericksburg Virg. As possession of a bird may potentially violate the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the agent initiated an inquiry to determine whether a potential violation had occurred. Upon speaking with the subject, later identified as Alison Capo, on June 27, the agent determined that no further action was warranted. A citation that had been previously drafted by the agent was cancelled on June 28. Unfortunately, the citation was processed unintentionally despite our office's request to cancel the ticket. The Service has contacted Ms. Capo to express our regret. The Service is also sending Ms. Capo a formal letter explain the clerical error and confirming that ticket should never have been issued. This misunderstanding was the result of a Service inquiry into possible violations of federal wildlife law. In particular the Service is responsible for the protection of all federally listed migratory birds. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries did not participate in the inquiry."