Are you propositioning the idea of a flat punishment for poaching over a
punishment based on the scale of the crime?
an interesting idea.. although it seems potentially dangerous.. along
the same lines of the 3 strikes you're out rule in CA.
-derek
dlmcneely-in-lunet.edu wrote:
> Moon, I can't help responding to this. Some of the turtles taken were
> snappers, and the data on the posting certainly made me think the
> poachers were targeting snappers.
>
> Suppose I walk into a bank, make a withdrawal from my account of
> several tens of thousands of dollars, which is in the account, is mine,
> and it is legal to withdraw. Then, as I pocket the money, I point a
> pistol-in-the clerk, and demand more money, this time the bank's and
> its other depositors' money. I leave with the money I withdrew, and
> with a couple of thousand more that I robbed for.
>
> Should I get a light sentence because much of the money I took from the
> bank was legal for me to take?
>
> Dave
>
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> Langston University; P.O. Box 1500
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Moontanman-in-aol.com
> Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 1:21 pm
> Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- Follow-Up On Alabama Turtle Poaching Arrests
>
>>Has everyone forgotten that only a small percentage of the turtles
>>involved
>>were taken illegally? I made that point when the original post
>>came out that it
>>was slanted to make it look like all the turtles taken were
>>illegal. While I
>>don't agree with the taking of endangered turtles from the wild
>>lets remember
>>that only a small number of turtles involved in this case were
>>indeed illegal.
>>Possibly that is why the fines were so low?
>>
>>Michael
>>
>
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